to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
running as fast as one can
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
all-America; pan-American; all of America
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to collect; to assemble; to gather
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to start working; to take action
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
to take over; to hand over
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
normalcy; normality; normal
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
unreserved seat; non-reserved seat
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
tasteless and odorless; bland
unimpressive; unimpressed