price; cost; value; worth; value
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be dried out; to be parched
this family; we; this house
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at once; immediately; right now
social meeting place; watering hole
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to chase; to run after; to pursue
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
surely; certainly; without doubt
something like ...; something called ...
due form; official; formality
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
the last moment; the very end
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
just because; even if; even though
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
another thing; exception; special case
there being no use in arguing (about it)