safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
outside of; not covered by
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
another time; some other time
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
succession; continuation; series; sequence
job hunting; job searching
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
life; living; I; me; student
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
how many months?; how long?
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to be too numerous; to be too much
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
memory; sense; experience
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
seat at a table; place at a table
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
front; frontage; facade; main
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out