treatment (of a person); dealing with
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
another day; some other day
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
business; trade; operations; sales
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
the last moment; the very end
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to lose one's way; to get lost
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
last night; yesterday evening
good-for-nothing; worthless
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
in the same manner as before; the same as always
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
in the end; at the end of the day
consequence; result; conclusion
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation