to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
such ... as; or some such
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
tension; mental strain; nervousness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
due form; official; formality
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
how many people; a number of people
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to face; to go towards; to head towards
underground train; subway
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
together; at the same time; same; identical
vocal sound; tone of voice
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to ask a question; to ask questions
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage