an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
doorknob; door knob; door handle
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to clatter; to rattle; to turn into a ruckus
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent