settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
to spend time (on doing something)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
three kinds; three varieties
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
a considerable number; a fair number
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
preface; introduction; preamble
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
from outside; from the side
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
history; pedigree; lineage
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to seek for; to look for
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding