close to the wall; alongside the wall
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to collect; to assemble; to gather
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
children's center; child welfare residential facility
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
enumeration; citation; listing
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tendency; trend; inclination
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
just because; even if; even though
last night; yesterday evening