basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to dye; to colour; to color
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
such ... as; or some such
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
how; in what way; how about
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
three; three years of age
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lay aside; to set aside
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)