honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
settlement; solution; resolution
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
kitchen; financial situation
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
with a clatter; clatteringly
mineral matter; metallic property
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to face on; to look out on to
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath