simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to indicate; to show; to point to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
general term; generic name
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
living room (Western style); sitting room
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
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.)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to entertain; to make welcome
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
evening; last night; yesterday evening
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
carefree; free from worry
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
one end; an end; part; fragment
just one person; only one
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam