serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(electric) torch; flashlight
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
imagination; supposition; guess
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to invite in; to show someone in
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
automatic; intransitive verb
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
with these words; while saying
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
handful; small amount; small number
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to claim victims; to leave casualties
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
jumping to a hasty conclusion
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass