contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
performance of one's official duties
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to concern; to be related
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
I see; that's right; indeed
(clenched) fist; knuckles
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to force open; to push open
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
wet nurse; nursing mother
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
religious painting; religious picture
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred