tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
in order; in turn; one by one
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be dried out; to be parched
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
speaking voice; talking voice
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
cotton gloves; working gloves
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent