school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
commuting to school; school commute
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
platform; home; home base; home plate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
gem; jewel; precious stone
reaction; response; reaction
to relax; to feel at home
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
piece of evidence; evidence
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
had better ...; had better not ...
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail