high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
starting point; starting line
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
made of cotton; cotton goods
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
shoeshine; shoe polishing
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
near; close; beside; third person
to wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
nine parts; nine percent; almost
public telephone (orig. red); payphone
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
laborer; labourer; workman
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to take a view of
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned