to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to correct oneself; to restate
to become pale; to turn pale
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
royal castle; imperial castle
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
carving; engraving; chiselled features
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to leave of one's own accord
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity