to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
movie set; filming location
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
traffic restrictions; traffic control
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
after checking; after verification
towering; astonishingly high
surveillance camera; security camera
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
concealment; suppression; hiding
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to lead someone around by the nose
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to spend time (on doing something)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
killing two birds with one stone
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight