to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
one house; the same house
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to need; to call for; to require
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
all you want; as much as one wants
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
clanging; empty; deserted
clean room (e.g. in semiconductor manufacturing); cleanroom
notebook-format (computer)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
field ration; combat ration; ration pack
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)