entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stairs; stairway; staircase
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
garbage day; rubbish collection day
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
(not) in the least; (not) at all
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
for example; for instance; e.g.
that day; the very same day