here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
favorite; favourite; habitually used
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
alteration; falsification; faking
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
picking; collecting; harvesting
clothes; clothing; garments
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough