destruction; collapse; crumbling
another family; another house
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to become excited; to grow lively
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
falling over; toppling sideways
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be free; to be available
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
banquet or reception hall
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
light and darkness; light and shade
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
re-examination; reinvestigation
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet