settlement; solution; resolution
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry