knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
beginning; outset; first; onset
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
time; hour; period; class
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
good performance; good work; great success
question; inquiry; enquiry
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to take off one's clothes; to undress
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically