lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
amount of light; quantity of light
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
total destruction by fire; being burned down
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to take away; to carry away
study; library; den; home office; reading room
hidden room; secret chamber
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
charred; burnt black; scorched black
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
paper product; product made from paper
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to bury; to embed; to implant
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury