single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(wheeled) stretcher; gurney
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
living together; coexistence
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
success or failure; outcome; result
to become possible; to become able to (do)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
story of one's experiences
to anesthetize; to anesthetise; to anaesthetize; to anaesthetise
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
break; pause; interruption; intermission
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
society; public; community; social studies
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
long-serving soldier; veteran
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on