to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
apparently; appears to be
book; volume; this; present; main; head
war; battle; match; game; competition
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
interruption; suspension; break
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
agricultural community; farm village; rural
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to set (sun); to become dark
late at night; small hours of the morning
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
than; other than; except; but
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space