first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
in the midst of the enemy
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
defense; defence; protection
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to increase; to add to; to augment
to keep away; to keep at a distance
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
story; tale; talk; discussion
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect