visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
essence; true nature; substance; reality
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to tear off; to strip; to rob
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
pessimism; weariness with life
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
another school; other schools
to grow taller (of people)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
growth period; growing season