unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
comparatively; relatively
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
here and there; everywhere
triangle; triangular shape
pointy hat; cone-shaped hat; pixie hat
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade