opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
group; bunch; crowd; group
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
entrance; admission; entering
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
poor physical health; bad shape
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to be injured; to sustain a wound
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
how many years; how long; what year
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be transparent; to show through
memory-making; making memories
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to stare back at; to look back at
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
cares; ill feeling; reserve
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up