frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to look around; to survey
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
many; much; plenty; hardly
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
commencing with; including
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to be consistent; to be coherent
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
both (people); the two of them