to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
electricity; (electric) light
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to comfort; to console; to amuse
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
sleepover; overnight stay
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
retirement; resignation; stepping down
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
being too late; losing one's final chance
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
property; fortune; assets
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty