to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
world; society; people; the public
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical