to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
that day; the very same day
orphanage; children's home; foster home
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
old clothes; secondhand clothing
instructor; advisor; adviser
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
diagnosis; medical examination
story; tale; talk; discussion
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
make-up; makeup; cosmetics