bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
don't worry about it; forget about it
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
never mind!; don't worry about it
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
imagination; supposition; guess
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to need; to call for; to require
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
now; the present time; just now; another; more
battlefield; battleground
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to paint (draw) a picture
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
war; fighting; fierce competition
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...