duty; function; office; mission; task; role
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
out-of-school; off-campus
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
guard; security guard; security officer
mobilization; mobilisation
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
article; item; thing; goods; wares
shady; underhanded; questionable
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
stairs; stairway; staircase