childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
special training; intensive training; crash course
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
interior; inside; internal
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
function; facility; faculty; feature
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
jewel; precious stone; gem
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
strong interaction; strong force
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing