grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
speeding up; increase in pace
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
using continuously; using non-stop
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
interior design; interior; upholstery
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
although I say; although one might say; although called
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
self-defense; self-defence
journey; route of a journey
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
coeducation; mixed-sex education
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
to look around; to look towards (us)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
ancient times; distant past; antiquity