lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
underground; subterranean
technique; art; skill; move
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to rank with; to rank among
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to one's delight; to one's joy
interior design; interior; upholstery
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient