to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
scene; spectacle; sight; view
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
conviction; belief; confidence
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
as a child; when one was a child
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to look forward to something
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
motive power; driving force
to view the past with nostalgia
to move forward; to move on
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to step forward; to take a step forward
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
old clothes; secondhand clothing
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty