staying the night; lodging (at)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
comfort; consolation; diversion
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
jumping to a wrong conclusion
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
personal; individual; private
to employ; to hire; to charter
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to dispose of; to sell off
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be enchanted; to be charmed
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to escape from; to get out
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)