regret; repentance; remorse
assertion; declaration; affirmation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
retreating figure; appearance from behind
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
almost; roughly; approximately
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
environment; circumstance
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
low dining table; tea table
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
visualization; visualisation
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
complete set; all; everything
bedside; near one's pillow
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to strip and leave clothes lying around