elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
(right at the) side; just beside
to encamp; to take up positions
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
scene; spectacle; sight; view
pupil; student; schoolchild
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
professor; teaching; instruction
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)