on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
street stall; stand; booth
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
waist; waistline; waist measurement
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
flare skirt; flared skirt
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
factory ship; repair ship; spy ship
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
self-deprecating; self-mocking
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)