what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
snake; serpent; large snake
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
how many months?; how long?
call; summons; convening; convocation
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
solar day (esp. on planets other than Earth); sol (currency of Peru)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to hammer out the details; to work out details
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
life; living; I; me; student
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation