slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
detached; aloof; indifferent
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
exhaust sound; exhaust note
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
group; bunch; crowd; group
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
relatively; comparatively
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
near; nearby; not far off
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
corridor; hallway; passageway
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant