indirection; indirectness
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
one's original family name; maiden name
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
fate; destiny; predestination
relaxation; recreation; recess
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to collect; to assemble; to gather
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
cooking; food preparation
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
verbalization; putting into words
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to do for (the sake of someone else)
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
the way one works; one's working manner