reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
you (plural); all of you; you all
to become better; to improve
all present; all concerned; all of us
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
straight-laced person; stubborn person
relatively; comparatively
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
had better ...; had better not ...
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
at least; at most; (even) just
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
one of these days; someday; one day
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
care; precaution; guarding; caution