figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
research; study; investigation
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
by myself; in person; by oneself
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super