preparation; provision; guarding
to express (in words); to confess
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
notice; notification; report; posting
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to become mentally exhausted; to be tired (from worry)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
each house; every house; many houses
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking