immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
younger scholar; future reference
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to become muddy; to become slushy
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
garbage bag; trash bag; bin bag
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
for the present; for the time being
murder; killing; murderer
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
solitary island; isolated island
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
police officer; policeman; constable
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
from here; from this place
seat belt; seatbelt; safety belt
common use; communal use; sharing
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
righteousness; justice; right