main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
pseudocyesis; false pregnancy; spurious pregnancy; pseudopregnancy
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
spine; backbone; spinal column
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
Frank Sinatra (1915.12.12-1998.5.14; American singer and actor)
Sammy; Samy; Sami; Sammy (Japanese pachinko machine and game manufacturer)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
many; much; plenty; hardly
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
celebratory ceremony; celebration
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear