to pick up; to find; to gather
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
earnestly; immediately; exactly
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to face on; to look out on to
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
hey there; I say; see here
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
society; the world; the times
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
discovery; detection; finding
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
everything; anything; nothing
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
running away; escaping on foot
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out