preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
real thing; original; actual
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
performing without rehearsal
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
company; corporation; workplace
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to go past; to pass; to pass by
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in