to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
festival; feast; carnival
monetary offering; offertory
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to return a favor (favour); to repay
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
almost every day; almost daily
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
retort; back talk; backchat
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
runner-up; second (in a race)
way; method; means; resource; course
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly