counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
for the first time in one's life
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
English conversation; school for English conversation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
important person; strategic person; key figure
trouble; bother; annoyance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
pronunciation; production of sound
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
courteous; decorous; polite
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to look around; to survey
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
incident; affair; happening; event
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt