indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
how long; how much; to what extent
step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
(not) merely; (not) simply
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
either way; in any case; one way or another
(period of) a year; during an era
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to some extent; to a certain extent
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate