quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
no matter how much time passes
to say no more; to sink into silence
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
vacant house; unoccupied house
middle of the night; dead of night
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
using one's arm for a pillow
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
stairs; stairway; staircase
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to get slightly dirty (all over)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
corridor; hallway; passageway
three sides; small offering stand
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with