private tutor; coach; governess
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
memory; sense; experience
to head home; to leave for home
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
offender; criminal; culprit
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
bolt from the blue; great surprise
indescribable; having no way to express
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various