scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
in the same way as; just like
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
briskly; quickly; promptly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be photographed; to be projected
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
fresh verdure; new green leaves
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant