anti-inflammatory (substance)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
living by oneself; living alone
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
dripper (e.g. for making coffee)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
damask rose (Rosa damascena)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
state examination; national examination
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
remission; improvement; relief (of pain, symptoms, etc.)