(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to bawl; to cry; to scream
woman; female; feminine gender
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
as soon as possible; ASAP
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
I've got to be going; I must go
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
being startled; getting a shock
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam