living room (Western style); sitting room
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
exclusive; attached to; specialist
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
technical term; terminology; jargon
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
present; current; in operation
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
under development; in development
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to pass each other; to cross paths
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy