to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
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)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
recompense; indemnity; atonement
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
spirit world; underworld; the next world
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up