rather; better; instead; if anything
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
how many years; how long; what year
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension