in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
feeling; sense; impression
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to ask; to enquire; to query
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
should; must; -able; probably; likely
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
no need to guess; certainly
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem