to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
program (e.g. TV); programme
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
emotional scars; mental trauma
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
blighted love; disappointed love
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to look around; to survey
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
subordination; dependency
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
dry riverbed; river beach