to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
elder sister; older female friend
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
on the occasion of; at the time of
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
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)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
prejudice; bias; distorted view
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
casual speech; peer language; informal language
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
beginning; outset; first; onset
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful