control room; control booth
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to join forces; to cooperate
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
considerably; greatly; a lot
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
enterprise; business; company; corporation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
second basement level; subbasement
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to talk; to chat; to chatter
future (usually near); prospects
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
true character; real nature
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher