city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
rational; reasonable; logical
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
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
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
verbal message; word (from someone)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
very loose; slowly; leisurely
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
news programme; news program
program (e.g. TV); programme
one by one; one after another; successively
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install