direct connection; direct link
department store; department
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
space (room, area, outer space)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
store interior; inside of a shop
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)