meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
settlement; solution; resolution
after that; afterwards; thereafter
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
leaving work; clocking out
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
relation; connection; relevance
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
many; much; plenty; hardly
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
choices; alternatives; options
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast