outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to spend time (on doing something)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
determination; resolution
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to squint (one eye); to narrow
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
one grade; first-class; primary
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless