storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
very loose; slowly; leisurely
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
valuable article; valuables
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
regular customer; general audience; general public
(something) so small; so little; trifling
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to be transmitted; to be conveyed; to be leaked; to be passed along
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
emergency staircase; fire escape
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to become locked; to lock
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize