seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
trivial; not amounting to much
moderate; proper; just right
health; healthy; sound; fit
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to be silent; to say nothing
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to anticipate; to foresee
lack of appetite; anorexia
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
worst; worst-case (scenario)
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
solution; solution strategy
at least; at most; (even) just
school festival; campus festival
freely; frankly; without reserve
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home