doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
inn town; post town; post-station town
just past noon; afternoon
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(necessary) personnel; required person
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
company president; manager; director
regular customer; valued client
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
otherwise; or else; if not
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
neat and clean; tidy; trim
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
the West; the Occident; Western countries
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
bright green; chartreuse green
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to take a breath; to take a short rest
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)