town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
street; quarter; district; area
one large ...; a great ...
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
government office; public office
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)