duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
to take away; to carry away
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!