if you think about it; come to think of it
forgetting; lapse of memory
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
regarding highly; attaching importance to
the other day; a few days ago
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
decision; settlement; definition
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
group; bunch; crowd; group
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
community center; community centre
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
one thin flat object; one sheet
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand