(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to recall; to remember; to recollect
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
student (esp. a university student)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to jump up and down; to hop
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
near oneself; close to one; familiar