decrease; reduction; decline
book; volume; this; present; main; head
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to look around; to survey
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
tool; implement; means; furniture
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
something; some kind of; for some reason
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward