protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to have an idea; to have a clue
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
comparatively high; fairly expensive
personal (employee); employed; retained
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(overnight) stay; lodging
to cause someone to worry
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
virtue; charm; merit; good point