destruction; collapse; crumbling
another family; another house
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to become excited; to grow lively
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
slight; light; mild (disability, symptoms, etc.)
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
falling over; toppling sideways
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
brown; light brown; tawny
to be free; to be available
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
light and darkness; light and shade
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
refining; purification; careful manufacture
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet