metre; meter; meter; gauge
stairs; stairway; staircase
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
surroundings; environs; circumference
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
strong interaction; strong force
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to have a talk; to tell a story
after school (at the end of the day)
lost article; something forgotten
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
point in common; common feature
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to thrust away; to send flying
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
the real criminal; true culprit
residence; housing; residential building
interception; monitoring; tapping
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first