hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
polite; respectful; reverent
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
short pause; short interval
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
greeting; a fine thing to say
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
increase in basic salary; bear; bare
after a long time; for the first time in a while
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
third day of the month; three days
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
indeed; really; truly; very much
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright