diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to keep a watchful eye on
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
chief; main; principal; major
town; city; municipal; urban
real experience; actual observations
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to watch steadily; to stare
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
good-natured; of good character
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
selection; choice; picking out
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
brave fight; desperate fight
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to show; to bare (the teeth)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment