food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
rich person; wealthy person
guard; security guard; security officer
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to underrate; to make light of
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
detached; aloof; indifferent
to take a firm stand; to argue about
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
way of speaking; intimation
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
much less; to say nothing of
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
secret; private; surreptitious
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession