given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to care for someone; to look after someone
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
nonchalantly; without a care
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
siren (in Greek mythology)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
each (every) time; whenever
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
writing implement; writing tool
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to accuse somebody; to charge someone