to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to hand over; to surrender
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
handrail; railing; banister
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
in proportion to; just as much as
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
opposite side; opposition
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
here and there; in places
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to state; to express; to mention
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
easy; simple; there's no way that ...