the other day; a few days ago
tea and cakes; refreshments
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to state; to express; to mention
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
light music; popular music