point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
joint; seam; joining point
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to collect; to assemble; to gather
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to awake from one's sleep
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
masturbation; self consolation
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to look young and fresh; to be elegant; to look refined; to have a calm and composed appearance
to take a breath; to take a short rest