polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
my spouse; my wife; my husband
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to arrive; to come to pass
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
manly; masculine; like a man
as expected; as predicted
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
understanding person; supporter
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
that's the way it is; such is life
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult