this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
near; close; beside; third person
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to be too numerous; to be too much
two by two; by twos; as a couple
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
that's the way it is; such is life
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
information; news; report; reward; retribution
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set