tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
chair; stool; post; office; position
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
people are formed by their surroundings; walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
but; however; provided that
one's house; one's home; one's family
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to iron; to do the ironing
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on