to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
good-quality; superior in quality
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
worthy of special mention
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to step over or across; to overcome
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
personal (employee); employed; retained
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
it's been a long time; long time no see
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
ordinary citizen; the general public
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
pair; the two; both persons; both things
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to not believe one's ears
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
threat; intimidation; menace
leather shoes; leather boots