condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
middle of the night; dead of night
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
reaction; response; reaction
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no, not like that (but like this)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
relation; connection; relevance
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; partner; spouse
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
as a child; when one was a child
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
distinction; differentiation; classification
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to laugh away; to laugh off
courteous; decorous; polite
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations