close to the wall; alongside the wall
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to lean against; to set against
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
this sort of; this type of
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea