by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
funny story; funny anecdote
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
mass communication; mass media
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to change completely; to change suddenly
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
surely (not); certainly (not)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
construction; architecture (of buildings)
floor above; floor upstairs
to blow through; to blow across
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice