maintenance; preservation; improvement
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
time; hour; period; class
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to do together; to share; to participate in
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
conviction; belief; confidence
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
head house (family); birthplace; originator
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
many; a lot; much; multitude
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence