blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
dining; dining room; meal
low table; table with very short legs
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
upper part; upper region; region above
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
two days before; day before yesterday
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
vacant or unoccupied room
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
the whole day; all the day
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
this and that; one thing or another
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful