the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ongoing; in progress; afoot
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
snowy; covered in deep snow
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
family; members of a family
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
electricity; (electric) light
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
press; print shop; printing office
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear