loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
street; quarter; district; area
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to arrive home; to return
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to squeeze out; to wring out
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
preparation; arrangements
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort