if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
man; male; masculine gender
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to say; to be called; to do
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited