(clenched) fist; knuckles
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
Western music; European music
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
built-in; fixed; attached
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to stroke down; to smooth down
common knowledge; well-known fact
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
gas station; petrol station
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
good impression; favorable impression
be (that) as it may; having said that
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others