to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
stimulating; exciting; provocative
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
recommendation; referral; endorsement
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
imagination; supposition; guess
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation