past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
police officer; policeman; constable
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to keep standing; to stand motionless
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to thrust away; to send flying
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to run out (e.g. of the room)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
two persons; two people; pair; couple
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
rope; cord; policeman's rope
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
directly opposite; right in front
shipping company; freight company; transport company
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to open (one's eyes) wide
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)