may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
lack of innovation; stupidity
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
considerably; greatly; a lot
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
port city; harbor city; harbour city
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
remembrance; recollection; recognition
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
you (plural); all of you; you all
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
apparently; appears to be
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched