attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to not take seriously; to take lightly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
several people; a few people
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
pigsty; pigpen; small and dirty house
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
occupation; calling; livelihood
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
midwinter; dead of winter
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
right in the middle (of); midst; height
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to make sense; to be meaningful
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
twin; twin room; double room
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management