basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
indicate reason; infers some protest
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to call in; to invite; to bring in
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
round shape; circle; circular form
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard