close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
world; society; people; the public
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
human relations; personal relationships
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
such ... as; or some such
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
rather; better; instead; if anything
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
of course; certainly; naturally
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
addition; adding; supplement