control; check; restraint; inhibition
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(not) even once; (not) ever
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor