nothing but; none other than
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
waking; waking up; awakening
just one person; only one
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
both (people); the two of them
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
aluminium can; aluminum can
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
home; household; family; hearth
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
another thing; exception; special case
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse