it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
incident; affair; happening; event
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
late at night; at a late hour
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
China and Russia; Sino-Russian
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
by myself; in person; by oneself
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
way; method; means; resource; course
business; trade; operations; sales
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
double take (esp. out of surprise)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be tired of looking at
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
air of luxury; high class feel
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper