middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
don't you think?; indicates question
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to repeat; to do over again
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to lend an ear to; to listen to
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
whispering into a person's ear
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
feeling; sense; impression
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
maisonette; two-story apartment