serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
confections; sweets; candy; cake
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
tension; mental strain; nervousness
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
early detection (of an illness)
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
truancy; school non-attendance
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to need; to call for; to require
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
having sociable manners; sociable
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
... is the reason; ... is my excuse