elegance; taste; refinement
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
complete stranger; total stranger
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
cut; notch; end; conclusion
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
how; in what way; by what means
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to lose sight of; to miss
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
everything; anything; nothing
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat