(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
and; thereupon; because of that
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
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
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
arm; skill; efforts; ability
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
danger; peril; hazard; risk
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
if so; in that case; in that situation
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
dispersing; breaking up; running away
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind