thereupon; shortly thereafter
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
nape (of the neck); nucha
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
carnivore; carnivorous animal
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to recall; to remember; to recollect
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way