salty sea breeze; salt wind
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
literally; to the letter; literal
to step firmly; to harden by treading
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
popular name; common name; given name
body; physical system; (the) person
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
like it or not; like or not like
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to watch intently; to stare
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
hair on the back of one's head
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
clerk; office worker; office staff
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
being too late; losing one's final chance
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
willpower; energy; vitality
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment