urban areas; the streets; town; city
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
snake; serpent; large snake
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
(in) the air; midair; sky
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
very likely; very probable
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
close; intimate; on good terms
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
surname; family name; last name
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
during; for the duration of
to be infected; to be contagious
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
ground glass; frosted glass
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up