promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
person who avoids others; social outcast
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
now that you say that; now that you mention it
timewise; temporal; chronal
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to kick over; to kick down
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
what's what; heads or tails
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to surround; to crowd around