other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to manage something successfully; to be successful
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
close; intimate; on good terms
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
health; healthy; sound; fit
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
question; inquiry; enquiry
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious