to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
even though; despite; when
still; even now; to this day
observation; survey; watching
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
having said that; on the other hand
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
your (visual) observation
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
forgetting; lapse of memory
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
in the morning; during the morning
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
attendance; presence; appearance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
something like ...; something called ...