firm; strong; solid; stable
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
in that manner; like that
to not take seriously; to take lightly
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to comfort; to console; to amuse
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to turn against; to become an enemy
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to save; to leave over; to spare