to cause someone to worry
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to be boiled; to be cooked
to be sooty; to be stained
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
large family; extended family
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
cooking; food preparation
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
family-oriented; familial
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
secret; private; surreptitious
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
changing clothes; change of clothes
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand