store; shop; establishment; restaurant
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
contrary to one's expectations
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to be injured; to sustain a wound
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
back street; back alley; off-street
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
nice; likeable; desirable
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
long time; long interval; for quite some time
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
one's house; one's home; one's family
station; office; guardroom
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to ascend; to go up; to climb