suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
small apartment rented by the week
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
counter for books; volume
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
in search of; in order to look for
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
simmering; (boiling) gently
to be boiled; to be cooked
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
calamity; disaster; accident
too many to count; too numerous to mention
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to call each other; to call out to one another