provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
living by oneself; living alone
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
program (e.g. TV); programme
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
daily necessities; everyday item
there is nothing; having nothing
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
oppression; suppression; pressure
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
true character; true heart; true spirit
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
immediately; right away; on the spot
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to have a heart to heart talk; to speak frankly
longing for others; wanting company
in the end; at the end of the day
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
about; on; regarding; per; for every
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy