to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
pair; the two; both persons; both things
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
same; similar; (just) like; equal
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
instead; but (on the other hand)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
precocity; early ripening; premature development
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
entreaty; supplication; petition
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly