subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
how many nights; some nights; several nights; a number of nights
alternating; taking turns
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
rare; uncommon; not often seen
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
deep emotion; strong feelings
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to play a central role; to take a leading part
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
hooting; jeering; heckling
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
courteous; decorous; polite