lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
TV stand; TV table; TV unit
digital versatile disc; DVD
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
movie; film; motion picture
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
dirty work; unpleasant task
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis