to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
manners; behavior; behaviour
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
left side; left-hand side
gold lettering; gilt letters
to polish up; to shine up
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
side table; bedside table
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
absence; disregard; indifference
caller; visitor; company; guest
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
participation; joining; entry
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
former (incumbent); predecessor
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
work; business; company; study
staying the night; lodging (at)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
bathing; going in the bath
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
after school (at the end of the day)
safety zone; traffic island