insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
but; however; provided that
to be conspicuous; to stand out
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
not caring; not giving a damn
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
smuggling; contraband trade
the front; honest; upright; decent
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
arrest; apprehension; capture
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
with a start; with a jump