dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
document; official papers
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
way; method; means; resource; course
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
rather; better; instead; if anything
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
in line with this; therefore
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
tall figure; high stature
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
long (time that has passed); old (story)
it's been a long time; long time no see
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
older brother and younger sister
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to summon; to get used to call
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?