assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be lacking in options; to be too few
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
general idea; concept; notion
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
imagination; supposition; guess
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember