a matter for the police; a brush with the law
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
treating someone like a child
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
running away; escaping on foot
best article under heaven; peerless
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
beyond one's means or position
inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
depiction; description; portrayal
to shed light; to cast light
to happen to hear; to overhear
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
irritating; aggravating; upsetting