mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
duty; obligation; responsibility
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
like this; this sort; this way
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
script; screenplay; scenario
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer