to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
flustered; confused; panicked
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
about; concerning; related to; -ish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
such; like that; in that way
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
at someone's (something's) mercy
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation