near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to surround; to crowd around
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
considerably; greatly; a lot
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance