thick; bulky; massive; heavy
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
thickly; stickily; viscously
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
side table; bedside table
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
instead; but (on the other hand)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
general; popular; common; typical
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
front; frontage; facade; main
to go past; to pass; to pass by