walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
serious; severe; grave; acute
delay; putting off; procrastination
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
stairs; stairway; staircase
town girl; girl raised in a town
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to go out and away; to leave
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
very likely; very probable
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to become misty; to become hazy
to serve; to work for; to attend
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
having said that; on the other hand
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
regret; repentance; remorse
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
had better ...; had better not ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
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
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank