knitting; knitted material; crochet
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
manners; courtesy; etiquette
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
as a child; when one was a child
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
reinforcement; strengthening
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
direct connection; direct link
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
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
north wind; northerly wind
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low