unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to project; to stick out; to stand out
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
corridor; hallway; passageway
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
although I say; although one might say; although called
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
the West; the Occident; Western countries
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign