hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
failure; mistake; blunder
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
boastful speech; bragging
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to have a talk; to tell a story
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
in that manner; like that
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss