crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
abandoned building; derelict building
surroundings; environs; circumference
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
store buying and selling metal utensils and tools; hardware store; ironmonger's shop
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
many; much; plenty; hardly
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sunlight; rays of the Sun
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...