to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
again; once more; a second time
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
plural; multiple; several
one's possessions; ownership
massing (of troops); gathering
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
Christopher; Cristofer; Kristoffer
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
of course; certainly; naturally
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
the real criminal; true culprit
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
senior executive staff; upper management