companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to have a talk; to tell a story
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
being good at cooking; good cook
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be softened; to calm down
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
occurrence; happening; incident; event
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
furnishings; implements; equipment
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled