to lend an ear to; to listen to
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to be embarrassed; to lose face
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
your body; your health; yourself; you
one's post; place of work; workplace
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
in proportion to; just as much as
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
vacant house; unoccupied house
to spread; to be propagated
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to increase; to add to; to augment
every year; yearly; annually
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
thousands; several thousand