(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
husband and wife; married couple
old friend; old acquaintance
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
innumerable; countless; numberless
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
the same kind; accomplice; partner
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
tendency; trend; inclination
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
production (e.g. play); direction
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
the same as something was reputed to be
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save