corridor; hallway; passageway
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to control; to command; to get the better of
like this; this sort; this way
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
at once; immediately; right now
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
guess; conjecture; surmise
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to begin talking; to open up
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted