preservation; retainment; keeping
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
security; stability; safety; peace
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to sell off; to sell completely
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
restoration; repair; mending
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
favourite horse; favorite horse
about when; about what time; how soon
to run through; to run past
to lose one's way; to get lost
you could say that; that might be so
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
safety; welfare; well-being
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)