pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
service industry; service sector
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
sea level; (surface of) sea
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
comparison; something worthy of comparison
individual differences; personal equation
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
otherwise; if not; or else
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
light meal; snack; refreshments
overlooking; turning a blind eye
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
luxury resort; high-class resort
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to rebuke; to scold harshly
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
retort; back talk; backchat