library (usu. single-room); small library
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
chastity; virtue; fidelity
(one) could even say that
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
pest extermination; pest control
ratio; proportion; percentage
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
lawless area; lawless district
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
head start; initiative; preemption
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
these guys; these fellows
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
another's parent; another's parents
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
reward; honorarium; remuneration