outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
being dotted with; being scattered
relation; connection; relevance
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
number of persons; personnel
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
corridor; hallway; passageway
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
tiring easily; easy to tire
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
than; from; out of; except; but; more
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
tall figure; high stature
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
world; society; people; the public
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk