to tower over the surroundings
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
enterprise; business; company; corporation
around the world; throughout the world
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ordinary citizen; the general public
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
grade; class; degree; magnitude
personal; individual; private
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
plural; multiple; several
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
presence; sitting with; being with
middle of the night; dead of night
the opposite sex; isomerism
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
large amount of money; great cost
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
breath; breathing; tone; mood
and then; and so; and; so then
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
living; lifestyle; living room
putting out the light; switching off the light
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot