direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
riding together; riding with
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
don't you think?; indicates question
place; situation; position; location
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
considerably; greatly; a lot
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know