vacant house; unoccupied house
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blaze; to burn brightly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
left side; left-hand side
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
many; much; plenty; hardly
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
form; shape; figure; visage
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings