to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
experiment; experimentation
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sad to say; how sad; alas
way; method; means; (technical) specification
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
four (long cylindrical things)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
a few years ago; some years back
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
talking while standing; standing around talking
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
kitchen; financial situation; finances
living by oneself; living alone
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
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
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop