to be surprised; to be astonished
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
what do you want?; can I help you?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to apologize; to apologise
had better ...; had better not ...
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
neighbourhood; neighborhood
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
police; police officer; police station
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
not worth considering; out of the question
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to approach; to draw near
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
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
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
late at night; at a late hour
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of