explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
here and there; in places
essence; true nature; substance; reality
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
care (e.g. medical); attention; nursing; kea (Nestor notabilis)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
proposal; offer; request; application
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to have a hard time of it
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to check; to stop; to keep back
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
store; reserve; stock; savings
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
separation; farewell; parting
environment; surroundings; circumstances