front; frontage; facade; main
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
unprecedented; never seen before
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
opposite; reverse; contrary
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to call in; to invite; to bring in
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to straighten up; to sit upright
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
-less; lacking; non-existing
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
depending on; dependent on
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money