(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
curious; strange; unusual
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
match (to light fire with)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
anything and everything; just about everything
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
both hands; both arms; ten
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
beyond that point; after that
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
door; gate; opening; title page
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater