deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
flawless; absolute perfection
pitch dark; total darkness
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
one's house; one's home; one's family
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
breathing of a sleeping person
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
indirection; indirectness
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
one-by-one; separately; in detail
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
environment; circumstance
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for