optical instrument; optical equipment
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
secret; private; surreptitious
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
even though; despite; when
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
metallic sound; metallic clank
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet