-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
group; bunch; crowd; group
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to slide into; to slip into
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
listening device; bug; wiretap
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the reverse; other side; lining
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
sound recorder; tape recorder
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
vocal sound; tone of voice