to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to comfort; to console; to amuse
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
at a loss for words; stumped for words
living; lifestyle; living room
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
slightly early; just before
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
automatic; intransitive verb
cooking; food preparation
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
preparation; arrangements
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment