tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
eldest sister; oldest sister
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
settlement; solution; resolution
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
firm promise; definite promise
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
preventive measure; precautionary measure
sense of smell; olfaction
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be conspicuous; to stand out
perception; sensing; noticing
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)