soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
whichever one chooses; either way
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
finding employment; getting a job
international; diplomatic intercourse
cooperation; collaboration