to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons