clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
single-mother household; fatherless family
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
document; official papers
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(not) even once; (not) ever
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind