cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
business trip; official trip
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to put one's hand on; to touch
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
preference; priority; precedence
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
study; diligence; discount; reduction
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
and so; therefore; for that reason
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
after a long time; for the first time in a while
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful