how many people; a number of people
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
performance of one's official duties
incident; affair; happening; event
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
(death from) starvation; starving to death
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
meaning; significance; sense
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
both hands; both arms; ten
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
news; word; tidings; omen