dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
acid; sourness; sour taste
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
defense; defence; protection
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(theatrical) fighting scene
soon; shortly; before long
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
have a good day; take care; see you
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
(in the same way) as before; as always
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
one bow; one salute; one greeting
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to lose sight of; to miss
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
handrail; railing; banister
department store; department
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across