thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
admission (to an institute, nursery school, facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; incarceration; internment
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
nice; likeable; desirable
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
second marriage; remarriage
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
shopping; purchased goods
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted