charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
investment; contribution; financing
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
secondary; of secondary importance
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
desperation; struggle to the death
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to throw oneself down; to lie down
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother