place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to crouch; to squat; to cower
watercooler; water cooler
not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to blow out; to spout out
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to fall off; to tumble down
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
not understanding; not knowing
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
reopening; resumption; restarting
personal; individual; private
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
briskly with small steps; trotting
clear; precise; definite; distinct
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement