the other day; lately; recently
guard; security (officer); guardsman
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
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
here and there; in places
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to bury; to embed; to implant
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
item; something that one "just has to have"
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket