entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
household economy; family finances
time around sunset; early evening
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
close call; narrow escape
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)