to solicit; to demand; to extort
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
information; news; intelligence
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
scattered; separated; dispersed
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
without doubt; certain; sure
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through