guardian; protector; patron; parent
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
intelligence or information network
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file
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)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
regret; repentance; remorse
right beside; close to; nearby
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)