various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
conference room; council room
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
fourth day of the month; four days
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be sooty; to be stained
interior; inside; internal
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
door; gate; opening; title page
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
danger; peril; hazard; risk
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire