couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to detain; to check; to restrain
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
it is I who should say so
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
interior; inside; internal
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be worn down; to be reduced
danger; peril; hazard; risk
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
place; situation; position; location
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
anything and everything; just about everything
winter vacation; winter holidays
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to collect; to assemble; to gather
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
knitting; knitted material; crochet
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse