itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to leave as is; to ignore
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
storage room; store room; lumber room
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to live; to reside; to inhabit
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
level; standard; water level
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
out-of-print record; out-of-print CD
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
be (that) as it may; having said that
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
self-affirmation; self-approval
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
advance payment; money paid in advance