suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
store interior; inside of a shop
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
long (time that has passed); old (story)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
tall figure; high stature
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
as you see; as you can see
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
don't worry about it; forget about it
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
old friend; old acquaintance
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
poor physical health; bad shape
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement