unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
chest (of a person's body); chest of drawers
standing close together; bristling (with)
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
here and there; everywhere
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid