what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
temporary; transitory; short-lived
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
(large) house; residence; mansion
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
common broom (Cytisus scoparius); Scotch broom; English broom
roadside trees; row of trees
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
looking over someone's shoulder
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name