to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
clanging; empty; deserted
chair; stool; post; office; position
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to lean against; to set against
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
family-oriented; familial
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
here and there; everywhere
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
carefree; free from worry
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
unexpectedly; surprisingly