appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
beyond that point; after that
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
physical condition; state of health
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
company; corporation; workplace
sleepover; overnight stay
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
infection; contagion; becoming infected
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to have a hard time of it
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to hand over; to surrender