regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
baton (of command); order; command; direction
biological younger sister
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
age relationship; luck attending age
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
moving tale; impressive tale
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(not) even once; (not) ever
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
intention; idea; inclination; wish
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
near; close; beside; third person
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
hard worker; hardworking person
training (esp. in-service); induction course
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience