loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to face; to go towards; to head towards
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to watch over; to watch attentively
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
myself; yourself; I; me; you
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
stirring; slight movement
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to sway; to waver
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to