to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
homosexuality; homosexual love
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
evening; night; nighttime
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
serious; severe; grave; acute
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
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)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
place; situation; position; location
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be worried; to be troubled
difficult to ...; hard to ...
loved one; lover; sweetheart