quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
counter for books; volume
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
trouble; bother; annoyance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to subsist; to keep on living
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(one acting as a) foster parent
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use