almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
individual; private person; personal; private
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
recovery; undoing; recall
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
next; secondly; subsequently
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to do someone in; to bump someone off
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
industrial area; factory zone
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying