vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
contraception; birth control
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
true character; true heart; true spirit
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
person concerned; interested party; related party
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down