town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
cooperation; collaboration
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
corridor; hallway; passageway
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
white; correction fluid; white-out
acting ability; talent as a performer
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
notice; attention; observation
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer