bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
deceased; late; dead; departed
funeral; burial; condolence
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
reaching; attaining; arrival
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
how many people; a number of people
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
residence; housing; residential building
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
atelier; studio; workshop
architect-designed apartment
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
movie director; film director
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
serious; severe; grave; acute
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on