to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
waste of time; killing time
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
going around; patrol; round; tour
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
thunderous roar; roaring sound
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
every person; each one; everybody
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
just one person; only one
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
information board; building directory
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
stairs; stairway; staircase
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
genuine article; real thing; real deal
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
just above; right overhead
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
coverall apron; cook's apron
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily