closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to grow angry; to display one's anger
stiff formality; set terms
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify