nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
just because; even if; even though
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
transport aircraft; transport plane
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(passenger) car; automobile
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
old couple; elderly couple
returning from school; going home from school
pupil; student; schoolchild
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil