destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to run down (stairs, etc.)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
at; in; at; when; by; with
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
irresistible; overwhelming
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle