half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
fire brigade; fire company
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
shopping; purchased goods
to go past; to pass; to pass by
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
observation; survey; watching
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
way; method; means; resource; course