to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
not caring; not giving a damn
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
passing the winter; hibernation
The Ant and the Grasshopper
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
no matter how much time passes
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
older brother and younger sister
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
card (with a message written on it)
to be prolonged; to drag on
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious