difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
movie; film; motion picture
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her; supernatural wolf stalking humans in the woods
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
defense; defence; protection
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to pretend; to act (as if)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden