scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
trouble; quarrel; dispute
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
stagnation; hindrance; delay
clicking; clopping; clacking
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)