barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
library; book collection; paperback book
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to look after (often medically); to take care of
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted