sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
topic of discussion; agenda
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
review; reconsideration; revision
viewing as a problem; problematizing
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to be infected; to be contagious
excursion; field trip; school trip
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
no need to guess; certainly
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important