door; gate; opening; title page
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
suited figure; person in a suit
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
pistol; handgun; revolver
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
head; lead; vanguard; first
identification papers; ID
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
that is to say; so that means
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
homecoming; returning home
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
question; inquiry; enquiry
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside