dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
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 obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to provide; to arrange; to install
just one person; only one
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter