unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
general manager; director-general
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
head; lead; vanguard; first
news of someone's death; obituary
to strip and leave clothes lying around
ready-made; common-law (wife)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be consistent; to be coherent
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; permanent marker
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
handrail; railing; banister
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
indescribable; having no way to express
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
company; group; class; troop; rank; file