rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to crumble away; to collapse
to stiffen; to become stiff
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to face on; to look out on to
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
fine view; beautiful sight
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
dated; date; fixed; external