request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
first meeting; first interview with
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
self-consciousness; self-awareness
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
place; situation; position; location
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
destination; place one stays during a trip
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out