to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to leave word; to leave a message
other side; opposite side; other party
that day; the very same day
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
storefront; front of a store
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
each time it happens; at all such times
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
independence from parents
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
desperately; for one's dear life
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
several times; a few times
to speak; to hear a voice
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
throat; important part; vital area
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
interior design; interior; upholstery
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
feeling of a house or a room
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel