giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
silence; stillness; quietness
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
a pair (of shoes or socks)
several people; a few people
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
modular bath; prefabricated bath
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
whispered conversation; whispering
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
forgetting; lapse of memory
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
control; check; restraint; inhibition
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
space (room, area, outer space)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
machine parts; machinery; equipment
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
don't you think?; indicates question
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
striking; remarkable; considerable
sexual experience (with men)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy