to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to make merry; to be festive
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
rear guard; reserve troops
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
traditional; customary; conventional