conifer; needle-leaved tree
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
police officer; policeman; constable
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
decorative plate; palette; pallet
bent back; hunchback; stoop
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
(passenger) car; automobile
minor collision; (have) a scrape (with another vehicle); fender bender
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
site; point on a map; spot
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
along the river; riverside
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
basin (e.g. between mountains)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
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
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
definite; final; decisive; conclusive