to be at a loss for words
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(with a) start; fright; alarm
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
violent explosion; bursting
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
in terms of; from the point of view of
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
to complete decisively; to do to completion
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise