to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
retainer; attendant; escort
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to have a talk; to tell a story
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
single word; a few words; brief comment
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
surroundings; environs; circumference
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
suspicious character (person, figure)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
very interesting; of great interest
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate