to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
science and technology; scientific technique
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to drink up; to drain (cup)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to sit down; to take a seat
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
never ceasing; never ending; endless
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
breathing of a sleeping person
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
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
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
left side; left-hand side
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby