calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
correction; revision; amendment
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
society; public; community; social studies
to live through; to survive
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
wasteful person; spendthrift
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to have an idea; to have a clue
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
transparency; degree of clearness
to be lacking in options; to be too few
conjecture; guesswork; guess