(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
(electric) torch; flashlight
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
electricity; (electric) light
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
judgment; judgement; discernment
insanity; lack of mental capacity; (state of) non compos mentis
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to erase all trace of something
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse