to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to apologize; to apologise
to collect; to assemble; to gather
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
clear; precise; definite; distinct
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
solitude; loneliness; isolation
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
revisiting; visiting again
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
the way back; the way home; return trip
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
one of these days; someday; one day
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
older brother; elder brother