brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
personal; individual; private
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
even though; despite; when
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
all you want; as much as one wants
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
both hands; both arms; ten
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
body; physical system; (the) person
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
nonetheless; nevertheless
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
interruption; suspension; break
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed