middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
student (esp. a university student)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
in the end; on top of that
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
too much; excessively; too
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
manipulation of information; spin
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
going around; patrol; round; tour
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
beforehand; in advance; previously
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
dwelling; house; residence; address
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire