stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
treatment; service; handling; management
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
beforehand; in advance; previously
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to spend time (on doing something)
this and that; one thing or another
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
moment to quit; way to quit
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
preference; priority; precedence
trifling matter; urination; urine
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
urinating outdoors; urinating standing up
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
being concerned about or mindful of
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
person of common sense; common sense man
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to cause a person trouble
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to take (be in) charge of
anything and everything; just about everything
to see through; to see the true nature of something
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into