just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
time; hour; period; class
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
such ... as; or some such
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to happen to meet; to come across
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
store interior; inside of a shop
comic books; comics; comic; comical
journal; magazine; periodical
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
short pause; short interval
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to escape from; to get out
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for