to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
the press; (in the) newspapers
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
overhead wires; elevated railway
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
throat; vital passage; key position
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
graduate; alumnus; alumna
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
preparation; anticipation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to boost; to force up; to push up
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
hair on the back of one's head
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
return; relapse; recurrence
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
report of an absence (at work)
fast-talking; rapid talking
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate