assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
brown; light brown; tawny
flat cap; cloth cap; newsboy cap; (hunting) cap
fat; tallow; lard; grease
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
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
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
actor; actress; player; performer
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
front; frontage; facade; main
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of