some; several; many; how many; how much; very
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
unanticipated; unexpected
(period of) a year; during an era
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
infrared rays; infrared radiation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to overdo; to do too much
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
don't you think?; indicates question
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love