to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
nine times; twisting around many times
spotlight; close observation
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion