nature; property; disposition
to affect; to impact; to influence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to half-rise to one's feet
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
understood; I see; OK; present; here
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
manners; behavior; behaviour
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be relieved; to feel relieved
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to flare up; to burst into flames
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)