something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
using as an intermediary; through
to be entwined; to be involved
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
like that; that way; thus
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
one's own child; one's own children
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to arrive home; to return
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
even if; even though; however; no matter how
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous