to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
street; quarter; district; area
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
you can never be too careful
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
alternately; by turns; one after the other
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
puma (Puma concolor); cougar; mountain lion
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to change completely; to change suddenly
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
area of holiday homes; area of villas
one by one; each; every; at intervals of