to detain; to check; to restrain
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to happen to meet; to come across
extremely; terrifically; super
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
to bury; to embed; to implant
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to throw open; to leave open
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be surprised; to be astonished
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be erected; to be built
central part; heart (of a city)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined