to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
early (days); initial stage; initial
to be too numerous; to be too much
like an old man; like an old woman
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to close (one's eyes); to shut
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
sense of caution; wariness
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to employ; to hire; to charter
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)