town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
directly opposite; right in front
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
two persons; two people; pair; couple
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
vocal sound; tone of voice
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense