purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
one's person; around one's person
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to find out; to discover; to locate
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up