the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
inner-city area; city center
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to become rustic; to be countrified
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
break; pause; interruption; intermission
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
laborer; labourer; workman
to get out of bed; to show a leg
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to have a drink; to grab a drink
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
detached; aloof; indifferent
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
field; sports stadium; arena
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
main road; main thoroughfare
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
going up and down; going back and forth
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect