dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to well up; to burst; to arise
suffix for familiar person
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
your husband; her husband
maid; helper; help; assistance
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
although I say; although one might say; although called
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
tool; implement; means; furniture
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
loved one; lover; sweetheart
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault