to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
proposal; offer; request; application
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
answering machine; answerphone
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
what kind of; what sort of; what
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
air of luxury; high class feel
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to change (one's clothes)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable