in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to become locked; to lock
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
again; once more; a second time
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
corridor; hallway; passageway
nothing but; except; no more than
room key (e.g. at a hotel)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
instead; but (on the other hand)
in this manner; in this way; like this
inside; interior; inner part
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
novel; story; (work of) fiction
it's not like; it isn't as if
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
drama; play; powerful drug
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
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
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer