tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
Norman; Nauman; Naumann; Normann
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to push aside; to push one's way through
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
one thin flat object; one sheet
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)