just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
evening sky; twilight sky
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
several times; a few times
physical condition; state of health
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
perception; sensation; awareness
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
release; emission; ejection
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
extensive; vast range; wide scope