irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
consequence; outcome; result; blame
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
person concerned; interested party; related party
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
really; truly; indeed; good grief
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
finish; end; completion; result
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
nothing but; none other than
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle