increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
complicated and mysterious
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
now; the present time; just now; another; more
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
such ... as; or some such
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
weather; fair weather; fine weather
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
drop (e.g. of water); drip
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed