vacant house; unoccupied house
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
descendant; progeny; offspring
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
cooking program; cookery show
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
having a crush on someone
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
slicing (a vegetable, chicken breast, etc.) diagonally; cutting (diagonally) into thin slices; shaving into slivers
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed