(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
neighbourhood; neighborhood
in that manner; like that
should; must; -able; probably; likely
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be worried; to be troubled
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
beginning; outset; first; onset
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
handsome young man; Adonis
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect