chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to subsist; to keep on living
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
rather; better; instead; if anything
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to approach; to draw near
period of time; time slot; time zone
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
billboard; advertising sign
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
police officer; policeman; constable
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to squash; to crush; to flatten
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to chase; to run after; to pursue
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)