to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
everywhere; all over; throughout
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to flare up; to burst into flames
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
to be entwined; to be involved
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)