stature; build; height; size; physique
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
old town; old part of a city
town; city; municipal; urban
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
heedless of danger; braving dangers
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
one's specialty performance; one's repertoire
sense of values; values; value system
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
fast-talking; rapid talking
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pride; dignity; self-respect
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
arousal fluid; genital secretions; sexual fluids
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
nothing but; none other than
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
somehow; for some reason or other
curse; spell; malediction
stochastic; probabilistic
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
difficult to ...; hard to ...