waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
practice; practising; experience
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
property; fortune; means; assets
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
direct connection; direct link
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
side table; bedside table
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
explanation; interpretation
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself