knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
(another's) daughter; young lady
telephone call; telephone (device)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
beginning; outset; first; onset
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
comfort; consolation; diversion
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky