home; household; family; hearth
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how; in what way; by what means
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
arrest; apprehension; capture
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
long ago; a long time ago; already
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
bedside; near one's pillow
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses