to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to hide; to conceal oneself
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
job; work; duties; trade; skill
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
originally; by nature; from the start
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
space (room, area, outer space)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
ago; since; before; previous
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend