safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
speech and conduct; words and deeds
being very popular; being in great demand
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
man; male; masculine gender
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
menial; meanness; servility; abject
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up