to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to have meaning; to be meaningful
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
participation; joining; entry
question; inquiry; enquiry
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
of great promise; with a promising future
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far