accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
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
close; intimate; on good terms
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
transport; transportation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
impulse buying; impulse purchase
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
family; members of a family
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
useless; no good; hopeless
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
general; popular; common; typical
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with