to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
base (military, expedition, etc.)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
being under military occupation
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
government service; the bureaucracy
secret; private; surreptitious
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
portrait; likeness; picture
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
accumulation; accumulate; store
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
material; substance; matter
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
along the river; riverside
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
factory manager; works manager