to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
imagination; supposition; guess
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
incident; affair; happening; event
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
such ... as; or some such
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
railway bridge; iron bridge
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
daytime; noon; broad daylight
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
sports ground; sports oval
to amuse oneself; to make merry
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
tone (of voice); manner of talking
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be worried; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
those (near the second person)
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little