a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to throw open; to leave open
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
door; gate; opening; title page
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
interior design; interior; upholstery
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one thin flat object; one sheet
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
no need to guess; certainly
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sanity; consciousness; soberness
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...