timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
both hands; both arms; ten
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to take a breath; to take a short rest
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
it is not (like that) either
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance