learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
only recently; just of late
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to say no more; to sink into silence
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
(theatrical) fighting scene
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
independent action; acting alone
to pay attention; to be watchful
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...