leisure time; idle moment
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
living together; communal life; cohabitation
whole face; all over one's face
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
whatever brought that on?
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
one more time; once more; once again
show; exhibition; spectacle
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
tenth day of the month; ten days
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to be able to manage somehow or another
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly