tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
even if; even though; however; no matter how
how; in what way; in what manner
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to make merry; to be festive
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
middle of the night; dead of night
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
by myself; in person; by oneself
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
such; this sort of; like this
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
opening and shutting; opening and closing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
firmly; solidly; heartily
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face