how; in what way; in what manner
to be consistent; to be coherent
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
as usual; as is one's habit
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
electricity; (electric) light
living together (of two people)
brothers and sisters; siblings
second marriage; remarriage
living together; coexistence
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
same generation; one's generation
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to think too much; to be over-concerned
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback