drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
behind with everything; too late; reactive
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
defense (esp. in sports); defence
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to project a shadow; to cast a shadow
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
order; command; directions; instructions
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
government office; agency; board
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
number of votes obtained (polled)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...