without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
explanation; interpretation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
street at night; making a night journey
the way back; the way home; return trip
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
each house; every house; many houses
speaking voice; talking voice
nightlife districts; drinking districts
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
that's the way it is; such is life
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
along the river; riverside
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
on the way back; when about to go back
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
ringing; throbbing violently