knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to talk to oneself; to mutter
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
here and there; everywhere
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
study; library; den; home office; reading room
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
corridor; hallway; passageway
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
thickness; profundity; depth
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
decision; judgment; resolution
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air