maintenance; preservation; improvement
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
opposite side; other side; other party
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
inside; interior; inner part
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
second (unit of time); arc second
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
state of mind; mentality; psychology
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
mineral matter; metallic property
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in