neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
willpower; energy; vitality
to head home; to leave for home
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
hand luggage; hand baggage
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
proposal; offer; request; application
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
time required; time taken; necessary time
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to stop walking; to pause
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract