to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
living room (Western style); sitting room
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
computerization; computerisation
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
entire world; whole world; world stage
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
outcast; odd man out; pariah
pure and innocent; immaculate
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
competent; suitable; qualified
journey; route of a journey
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to shave off; to scrape off
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
rebellious phase; rebellious age
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit