to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
contrary to one's expectations
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
number one; first; best; most; game; round
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
moisture; humidity; dampness
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to order; to command; to appoint
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
innumerable; countless; numberless
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
library (usu. single-room); small library
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase