proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
growth period; growing season
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
independence; self-reliance
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
should; must; -able; probably; likely
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
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