to care for someone; to look after someone
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
tendency; trend; inclination
inside; interior; inner part
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
entreaty; supplication; petition
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
fund-raising; collection of funds
volunteer activities; volunteerism
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
estimate (of costs); budget
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
if you do this; if this is the case
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
such; like that; in that way
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred