essential; important; crucial; vital; main
inattention; absent-mindedness
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
stairs; stairway; staircase
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
head; lead; vanguard; first
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
middle of the night; dead of night
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
operating room; operating theatre
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
water outlet; tap; faucet
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to give directions; to issue instructions
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
unidentifiable; unidentified
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
danger; peril; hazard; risk
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into