very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
rest; break; recess; intermission
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
(not) even once; (not) ever
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
very likely; very probable
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
moment; brief space of time
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to relax; to feel at home
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
rubbish heap; garbage dump
national border; provincial border
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
as (for); for; in the capacity of
association; society; organization; organisation
expulsion; excommunication
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
your husband; her husband
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved