investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to mark the end; to spell the end
corridor; hallway; passageway
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
front; frontage; facade; main
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
up until now; as recently as the present
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to base something on; to make something the basis
interior design; interior; upholstery
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to collapse into; to flop onto
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to be relieved; to feel relieved
about when; about what time; how soon
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom