thought; consideration; thinking
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
discovery; detection; finding
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to approach; to draw near
right side; right-hand side
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to lean against; to set against
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate