sympathy; compassion; pity
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
I don't want to boast but
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
tide; current; tendency; trend
secret; private; surreptitious
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
system; institution; organization; organisation
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
unconditionally; as a rule
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
excursion; field trip; school trip
to take (be in) charge of
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
nervousness; oversensitivity
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to step forward; to take a step forward
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
price; cost; value; worth; value