clanging; empty; deserted
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
terrain; geographical features; topography
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other