to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be transparent; to show through
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
random; unintentional; unintended
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
(not) even once; (not) ever
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly