speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
besides; moreover; in addition
street with streetcar tracks; street with a tram line
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
municipal office; council; city hall
operator (e.g. telephone)
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to think too much; to be over-concerned
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
self-conscious; self-aware
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to leave half-read; to leave unfinished
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to tire; to weary; to exhaust; to fatigue
visual hallucination; vision
monstrous apparition; terrifying creature; incomprehensible horror
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
sleeping pill; sleep medication
modern man; modern person; modernist
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters
to creep about; to crawl around
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
on the way back; when about to go back
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less