emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
day after day; day by day
year in, year out; always; 24-7
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
order; command; directions; instructions
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
pronunciation; production of sound
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to detain; to check; to restrain
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed