background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
collection of books; (personal) library
rare; uncommon; not often seen
what do you want?; can I help you?
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
how; in what way; how about; questionable
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
pillar of fire; blazing column
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
laboratory animal; experimental animal
older sister; elder sister
everyday life; daily life