kitchen; financial situation
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
first meeting; first interview with
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
back off!; leave me alone!
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted