to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
the other day; a few days ago
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
noisy; confused; uproarious
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be found; to be discovered
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
calm; composed; cool; quiet
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers