to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
proposal; proposition; suggestion
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
the opposite direction; the other way
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
deed; act; work; performance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
the other day; a few days ago
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)