to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to stare back at; to look back at
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
independence; self-reliance
unprecedented; never seen before
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
nonparticipation; nonattendance
several people; a few people
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
region; limits; stage; level
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
obedience; submission; resignation
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently