thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
no matter what it is; in every case
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
connection; link; relationship
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
reality; actuality; hard fact
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
cares; ill feeling; reserve
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Chinese white olive (Canarium album); olive (Olea europea)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
association; society; organization; organisation
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
resignation; acceptance; consolation
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
your husband; her husband
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import