neighbourhood; neighborhood
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
new book; new publication
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
talking while standing; standing around talking
aforementioned; above-mentioned
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
witnessing; observing; sighting
single word; a few words; brief comment
main question; real issue at hand
this is why; this means; it is the case that
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
notice; attention; observation
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
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past (exam) question collection
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly