to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stairs; stairway; staircase
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
door; gate; opening; title page
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pitch forward; to fall forward
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer