quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
most (numerous); largest (number of)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to fall in love (with); to love
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
supply; supplying; replenishment
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank