living room (Western style); sitting room
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
standing close together; bristling (with)
apartment building; housing complex
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to mix; to blend; to combine
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire; Ireland (island)
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to throw away; to abandon
(permanent) closure of a port or airport; closed-down port; defunct airport; abandoned airport
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to reflect; to throw back light
how long; how far; how much
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)