sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
empirically; from experience
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger