engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
front; frontage; facade; main
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
dramatic role for child; child actor
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to make a lasting impression
scene; sight; scenario; setting
specialized; specialised; boutique