after that (a substantive change occurred)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
many; much; plenty; hardly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to look away; to avert one's eyes
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
point in common; common feature
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
river; stream; River; the ... river
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
in succession; one after another
long ago; a long time ago; already
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
school zone; school speed zone
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
what do you want?; can I help you?