recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
corridor; hallway; passageway
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
news; word; tidings; omen
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
large number (of); many; majority
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
furnishings; implements; equipment
clear; precise; definite; distinct
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government