false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to shout (in anger); to yell
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
student (esp. a university student)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to begin to walk; to set out
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
whichever one chooses; either way
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
why; how; for what reason
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
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
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
invisibly; secretly; privately
curiosity; inquisitiveness
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
life; living; I; me; student
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
back street; back alley; off-street
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
conviction; belief; confidence