business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
since when; from when; how long
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
middle of the night; dead of night
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
very loud volume; megavolume
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
being startled; getting a shock
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
due form; official; formality
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
body; body blow (in boxing)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)