current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
in one's own way or style
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation