choices; alternatives; options
safety zone; traffic island
otherwise; if not; or else
to say; to be called; to do
front; frontage; facade; main
conscious; deliberate; intentional
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
weather forecast; weather report
body; physique; build; stature
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
still better; even better
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance