to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
regret; repentance; remorse
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
one's course; one's path; one's road
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
(some) more; even more; longer; further
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
town; city; municipal; urban