field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
(police) legwork; house-to-house inquiry; canvassing; investigation carried out by questioning neighbours, bystanders, etc.
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
natural voice (without a microphone)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to be consistent; to be coherent
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
return; relapse; recurrence
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost