mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
skill; dexterity; master hand
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
going to and fro; back and forth
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to become clear; to be made public
last night; yesterday evening