you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
sorry; excuse me; thank you
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
after a long time; for the first time in a while
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to head home; to leave for home
number of times; frequency; count
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
my husband; one's family; family member
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
(not) even once; (not) ever
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
heart attack; to have a heart attack
summer cloud; summer clouds
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat