strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to correct oneself; to restate
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to pretend; to act (as if)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
almost every day; almost daily
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
back (of a chair); backrest