division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to face on; to look out on to
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
station; office; guardroom
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
stochastic; probabilistic
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
bet; wager; stake; gamble
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
great hurry; great haste; rush
to begin; to set about; to start
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
some people; a few people; several people
directionality; directivity
(electric) torch; flashlight
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
middle of the night; dead of night