to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to ask; to enquire; to query
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
no, not like that (but like this)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to face; to go towards; to head towards
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)