there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
obedience; submission; resignation
complete stranger; total stranger
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
opening and shutting; opening and closing
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
electricity; (electric) light
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
living room (Western style); sitting room
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
in search of; in order to look for
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
demesne; estate; private land; private property
presumption; assumption; estimation
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase