through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
close; intimate; on good terms
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
abusive language; violent language; wild words
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to incur someone's enmity
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
there's no smoke without fire
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
contact; touch; contact lens
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard