refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(battery) charger; AC adapter
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
near; close; beside; third person
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
upper half of the body; upper body
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to hide; to keep to oneself
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to do for (the sake of someone else)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to jar; to creak; to grate
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
twice; again; second time
spine (of book); binding (of book)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
cooperation; collaboration
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to become clear; to be made public
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
conquest; domination; mastery
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead