to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
will not do; do not; does not
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to watch steadily; to stare
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
grasp; catch; understanding
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
state of mind; mentality; psychology
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
outside of; not covered by