thought; consideration; thinking
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
(religious) faith; belief; creed
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
firm; unshakeable; resolute
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
maid; helper; help; assistance
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
independent action; acting alone
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
close; intimate; on good terms
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to have one's horizons broadened
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
day after day; day by day
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to care for someone; to look after someone
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
older sister; elder sister
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)