wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
sleeping comfort or snugness
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be overcome with emotion
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
still (continuing); as ever; further
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
surely (not); certainly (not)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to finish reading; to read through
transport; transportation
air transport; air lift; airlift
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
extended leave; long vacation
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
way; method; means; resource; course
ex-husband; former husband
nonchalantly; without a care
ability; capability; skill
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
one's figure during sleep
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit