illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
one by one; one after another; successively
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
as a child; when one was a child
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
while; during; performed in this condition
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to comfort; to console; to amuse
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
that's the way it is; such is life
being about to cry; the verge of tears
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
together; at the same time; same; identical
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home