life; living; I; me; student
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
stairs; stairway; staircase
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
job hunting; job searching
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
two times; twice; two degrees
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)