seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
older sister; elder sister
hospitalization; hospitalisation
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
such ... as; or some such
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
woman; female; feminine gender
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt