fixtures; furnishings; equipment
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pride; boast; credit (to)
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
residence; abode; dwelling
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to taste; to try (food or drink)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
(not) a single person; (no) one
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
short pause; short interval
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
in case of; at that time; at this time
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to speak; to hear a voice
gazing at (in wonderment)
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to push aside; to push one's way through
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
invisibility (through magic)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to be hesitant; to feel timid