house where one was born; one's parents' house
veil of darkness; curtain of night
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
street; quarter; district; area
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
choices; alternatives; options
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
rest; break; recess; intermission
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
sweet voice; seductive voice
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
without permission; without notice
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for