means; way; method; measure
room allocation; assignment of rooms
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to ask a question; to ask questions
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
sorry; excuse me; thank you
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
to erase all trace of something
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
power behind the throne; éminence grise; kingmaker; wire-puller; (lit.) shadow shogun
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent