neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to return a favor (favour); to repay
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to make one's rounds; to patrol
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
housing district; residential district
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding