direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
heading; headline; index; headword
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
conversely; on the contrary
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
magazine; journal; periodical
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket