long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
here and there; in places
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to go past; to pass; to pass by
stairs; stairway; staircase
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
care; precaution; guarding; caution
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
still (continuing); as ever; further
some people; a few people; several people
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be silent; to say nothing
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham