multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
but; however; provided that
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
failure; mistake; blunder
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
leader; authority; mainstay
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to rule; to govern; to administer
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
bureau director; office chief
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to form a pair; to pair up
stairs; stairway; staircase
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)