disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
container (e.g. shipping); skip
invisibly; secretly; privately
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
postmortem lividity; livor mortis; death spot
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
senior high school student
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
clearing one's throat; cough
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
moment by moment; hour by hour
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
front; frontage; facade; main
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
height (of a person); stature
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
things at hand; personal belongings
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling