method; process; manner; way; means; technique
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to entrust; to leave to a person
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
existence; possession; having; limited company
father; dad; husband; you; he
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
time; hour; season; time of the year
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be needed; to be wanted
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to