protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
particular; hard to please; fussy
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
without eating or drinking
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
marriage proposal; courtship
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
treating (someone) like an object
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest