to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
how long; how far; how much
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
that; the matter in question
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
anything and everything; just about everything
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally