number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
speaking voice; talking voice
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
unspecified large number (of people)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)