clear writing; specification
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
only; merely; but; no more than
metre; meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
book; volume; this; present; main; head
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to stop walking; to pause
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to approach; to draw near
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
number one; first; best; most; game; round
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
shopping; purchased goods
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town