wearing one's hair in braids
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
all present; all concerned; all of us
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
even though; despite; when
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
lineal relation; direct lineal ancestor; direct lineal descendent
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
living together; communal life; cohabitation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
point in common; common feature
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air