interior design; interior; upholstery
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
close; intimate; on good terms
close; intimate; on good terms
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
I see; that's right; indeed
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to hand over; to surrender
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
opinion; point of view; visual point
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen