abandoned building; derelict building
environment; circumstance
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
heading; headline; index; headword
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
newspaper story (article, account)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
rather; better; instead; if anything
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
pointing out; identification
relatively; comparatively
authenticity; credibility
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
this (very thing); this precisely
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
cooking; food preparation
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to keep a watchful eye on
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor