opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
preliminary investigation; preparation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
rope; cord; policeman's rope
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to sweep up; to sweep into a heap
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
by myself; in person; by oneself
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
ago; since; before; previous
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
many; numerous; various; large number of
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager