reception room; parlor; parlour
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
cooking; food preparation
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
novel; story; (work of) fiction
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to rip out (and take); to tear out
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
contract; compact; agreement
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
note (letter) left behind; will
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to