outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
your body; your health; yourself; you
outside the city; suburbs
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
in that manner; like that
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
I see; that's right; indeed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
true character; true heart; true spirit
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
back street; back alley; off-street
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
accumulation; accumulate; store
the whole day; all the day
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
next; secondly; subsequently
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin