ignorance; innocence; stupidity
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
originally; by nature; from the start
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to feel depressed; to be down
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
because of; owing to; due to
at work; in the midst of work; working
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
day after day; day by day
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
considerably; greatly; a lot
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion