trip abroad; overseas travel
memories; recollections; reminiscence
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
discretion; judgement; judgment
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
urgency; exigency; emergency
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
home area; home town; local
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary; ancillary
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
foundation stone; cornerstone
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
communality; community; having something in common
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
resemblance; similarity; analogy
timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time
to put in a word for; to second; to support
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
various places; several sources
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom