now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
floor above; floor upstairs
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
floor below; floor downstairs
to farm; to cultivate a field
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
harmful animal; pest; vermin
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
pressure; oppression; suppression
self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
interior design; interior; upholstery
counterintelligence; counterespionage
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
construction costs; installation cost
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
family a woman has married into
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious