switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in the mountains; among the mountains
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to go past; to pass; to pass by
consists of; comprises; is made up of
inspection; examination; survey
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
systematic; organized; organizational
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to shake one's head (in denial)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
freezing (over); ice; frost
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
arrest; apprehension; capture
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
the same rank; equality; apposition