carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
window frame; window sill
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
stranger; person from abroad
big man; large man; tall man; giant
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
hot topic; talk of the town
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
shoulder (of a road); berm
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
riding together; riding with
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
graduation examination; graduation test
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual