area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
what do you want?; can I help you?
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to rain incessantly; to downpour
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to break the silence; to break one's silence
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
almost (did); nearly (did)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
hidden room; secret chamber
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
big problem; major issue; big controversy
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
human trafficking; slave trade
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer