to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to look away; to avert one's eyes
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be silent; to say nothing
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
unknown; obscure; insignificant
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
just a minute; small quantity
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident