urban area; urban district
true to one's name; living up to one's name
as far as the eye can see
to die out; to become extinct
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
if you do this; if this is the case
to yield to temptation; to succumb
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
too much; excessively; too
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
colour; color; hue; tints
conscious; deliberate; intentional
canned cat food; tin of cat food
punishment; judgement; judgment
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; whoopsie
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
sentiment; sentimentality
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
hollow; cavity; dent; depression