same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
at first; in the beginning; originally
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
outsider; someone outside of a group
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
important person; strategic person; key figure
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thereupon; shortly thereafter
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
something like ...; something called ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
the other day; a few days ago
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
that is to say; so that means
basis for decision; evidence for judging
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on