at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
performance of one's official duties
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
writing; composition; essay; sentence
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
Thanksgiving (US, Canada)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
very likely; very probable
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
self-consciousness; self-awareness
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)