food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
commitment; pledge; promise
to be away from home; to be out of the house
blood relationship; blood relative
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
done; just done; just finished
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
devil; evil spirit; genie
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
to do together; to share; to participate in
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
growth period; growing season
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
consideration; taking into account
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
interview (e.g. for a job)
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy