aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
corridor; hallway; passageway
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
study; library; den; home office; reading room
performance of one's official duties
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
thereupon; shortly thereafter
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
I see; that's right; indeed
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)