plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
document; official papers
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(short) rest; breather; break
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to brush off; to shake off
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
under the staircase; understairs
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality