polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
stairs; stairway; staircase
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
store interior; inside of a shop
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to notify; to advise; to inform
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
still better; even better
to some extent; to a certain extent
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer