to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how others look at you; what others think about you
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
difficult to ...; hard to ...
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
in this way; thus; such; uh...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
truancy; absence without leave
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
stepwise; one step at a time