next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to face; to go towards; to head towards
image; figure; figure; form; image
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
stirring; slight movement
electricity; (electric) light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to strip and leave clothes lying around
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; trade; operations; sales
rather; better; instead; if anything
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
keeping things tidy and in order
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement