action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
secretary (government); director; chief
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to complete decisively; to do to completion
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
middle of the night; dead of night
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
considerably; fairly; quite
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
each time it happens; at all such times
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
logistics; supply; communications
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to make it less expensive
to rank next to; to come after
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke