to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the same night; that night
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
in comparison to; rather than
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
question; inquiry; enquiry
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
beforehand; in advance; previously
in that way; like that; that way