neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
long (time that has passed); old (story)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(social) class; rank; grade
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
to get tired out; to be exhausted
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
(turned out) all right in the end
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
survival; survivor; relic
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
different item; different lot
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model