to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
stairs; stairway; staircase
man; male; masculine gender
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to move forward; to move on
decision; determination; resolution
to turn towards; to point
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to encamp; to take up positions
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to smirk; to grin broadly
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
beautiful woman; pretty girl
unexpectedly; surprisingly
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee