comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
connection; link; relationship
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
with a friendly grin; smilingly
delivery; transfer; hand-over
headquarters; head office; main office
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal