darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
intuition; instinct; hunch
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
one person; ordinary; common
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
departure; leaving; going away; recession
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
failure; mistake; blunder
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
suspicious-looking; fishy
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be at a loss for words
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder