district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
the other day; a few days ago
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
that is to say; so that means
anything and everything; just about everything
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)