ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
guard; security (officer); guardsman
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
green light; (giving) permission; OK
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
one's family; family member
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
life; living; I; me; student
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse
early to bed early to rise
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to keep (a person) waiting
stealthy steps; soft steps
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
period of time; time slot; time zone
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself