tenement house; row house
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
self-consciousness; self-awareness
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
absence; disregard; indifference
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging