particular; hard to please; fussy
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
oblong; landscape orientation
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
question; inquiry; enquiry
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
within; inside of; less than