to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to backfire; to have a harmful result
no way to do; nothing can be done
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
considerably; greatly; a lot
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
stairs; stairway; staircase
to trample flat; to beat a path
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
cooking; food preparation
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
relation; connection; relevance