system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
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; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
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 clear away; to remove; to demolish
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); throughout the day; first day of the month
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
sleepover; overnight stay
to cause someone to worry
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
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 (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
parting; separation; farewell
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
virtue; charm; merit; good point
minimum; at the very least