family; members of a family
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to go out and away; to leave
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
while; during; while; although; all; both
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
victim; injured party; sufferer
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
meanwhile; in the meantime
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
time; hour; period; class