official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
living by oneself; living alone
student of a women's college; female university student
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
with a collapse; with a slump
(only) one option; one possible choice
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
comparatively high; fairly expensive
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
well-mannered; courteous; polite
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
distant look; faraway look
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
clearly; distinctly; vividly