worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
immediately; at once; instantly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
circulation (of the blood)
to become better; to improve
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
husband and wife; married couple
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
even though; despite; when
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance