performance fee (actor, singer, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
kitchen; financial situation
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
manners; behavior; behaviour
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
curious; strange; unusual
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)