to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to mark the end; to spell the end
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
mineral matter; metallic property
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)