to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
silence (not speaking); muteness
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
middle of the night; dead of night
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be too late; to be too slow
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
silence; stillness; quietness
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
selection; choice; option
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down