to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
in one's own way or style
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
discovery; detection; finding
laundromat; launderette; laundrette; coin-operated laundry; coin laundry; coin-op
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
street parking; on-street parking
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
outward appearance; looks
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
in the same way as; just like
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
washing machine; (clothes) washer
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know