insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
time around sunset; early evening
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
since; henceforth; ever since
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to think of; to come up with
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
period of time; time slot; time zone
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to rock; to shake; to swing
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
being startled; getting a shock
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time