room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
living room (Western style); sitting room
to work hard; to work diligently
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
seniority by length of service
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
coherence; order; focus; point
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to invite in; to show someone in
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
going to and fro; back and forth
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
being rather confused; looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation