insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
guaranteed; authentic; certified
act of mercy; helping another person
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
check station; checkpoint
pitch dark; total darkness
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
headquarters; head office; main office
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
free speech; freedom of speech
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
human rights; civil liberties
visiting room; visitation room
to grow taller (of people)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant