desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
with a momentary flash of light
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
high heels; high-heeled shoes
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
in accordance with; according to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to come to one's senses; to calm down
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule