confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to come back; to return; to recur
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
pistol; handgun; revolver
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
however; having said that; but
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
another school; other schools
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
it is I who should say so
like this; in this way; as you see
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to