household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
in that manner; like that
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be thrilled; to be excited
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
being startled; getting a shock
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
even though; despite; when
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
several people; a few people
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
such ... as; or some such