standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
(in the same way) as before; as always
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
proper; right; reasonable
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to run around; to bustle about
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do together; to share; to participate in
excursion; field trip; school trip
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
close; intimate; on good terms
the same rank; equality; apposition
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
splinters of glass; glass shards
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; fish with a silver-blue sheen (e.g. sardines, mackerel); 20-point card; bright
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
vomit; vomitus; vomited matter
pellet; bird pellet; undigested food regurgitated by a bird
excretion; discharge; excrement
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying