to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
without; but if; otherwise; or else
reopening; resumption; restarting
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to indicate; to show; to point to
holiday home (apartment); holiday rental apartment (through a members-only agency)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
to state; to express; to mention
exactly as stated; verbatim
frequency (of occurrence)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be found; to be discovered
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
surname; family name; last name