with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
and then; and so; and; so then
favourite horse; favorite horse
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
tedious; boring; being fed up with
marking; grading; scoring
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
room allocation; assignment of rooms
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
space (room, area, outer space)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on