preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
partly open; in half bloom
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to hand (over); to deliver in person
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
stairs; stairway; staircase
number one; first; best; most; game; round
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
else; in addition; besides
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to some extent; to a certain extent
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to be kind to; to treat kindly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
local specialty; local special dish
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
comparatively; quite; rather
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
at the window; by the window; next to the window
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)