to be erected; to be built
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
welcome; (warm) reception
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
(brute) force; using all one's might
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent