evening meal; dinner; supper
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
both (people); the two of them
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
from now; from this moment; henceforth
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
somewhat below; slightly below
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to live; to make a living; to get on with
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
hard to get; hard to come by
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
long ago; once upon a time
story; tale; talk; discussion
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to go out and away; to leave
just because; even if; even though
inside; interior; inner part
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle