surroundings; environs; circumference
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
offender; criminal; culprit
and yet; though; when; in spite of
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to take flight; to disappear
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
while; even though; despite
natto (fermented soybeans)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to look away; to avert one's eyes