recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
without eating or drinking
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
with a bang (clash, bump)
stairs; stairway; staircase
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
corridor; hallway; passageway
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
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
how many people; a number of people
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
after a long time; for the first time in a while
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
family; members of a family
though; notwithstanding; although
workshop; studio; atelier
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
just a minute; small quantity