charming; fascinating; attractive
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
haiku given as an example
high spirits; gleeful mood
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
everything; anything; nothing
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to rain incessantly; to downpour
curious; strange; unusual
standard; set; routine; decided
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to care for someone; to look after someone
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
by all means; at all costs
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
centre of attention; center of attention
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
day after day; day by day
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp