boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
nausea; sickness in the stomach
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
such; like that; that sort of; very
wherein; therein; thereinto
silence; stillness; quietness
many; numerous; various; large number of
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
going to and fro; back and forth
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
one thin flat object; one sheet
hey there; I say; see here
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
floor above; floor upstairs
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
living thing; living creature; animal; life
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
(insectile, especially moth) scales
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
general; popular; common; typical
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on