busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
sanity; consciousness; soberness
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
tall figure; high stature
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
fear; dread; fright; willies
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
almost (did); nearly (did)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
single word; a few words; brief comment
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be surprised; to be astonished
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
as a child; when one was a child
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
club activities; extracurricular activities
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
the same generation; coeval
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful