to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
interior design; interior; upholstery
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
storehouse; warehouse; godown
single word; a few words; brief comment
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
machine; mechanism; gadget
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
if you think about it; come to think of it
that's the way it is; such is life
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to shed light; to cast light
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
putting into operation; invocation
scripture; passage from scripture
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
distant land; remote location; distant province
bidirectional communication
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
older sister; elder sister
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
story; tale; talk; discussion
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)