surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
cheap article; poor quality article
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
police officer; policeman; constable
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
man; male; masculine gender
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else