to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to extend; to expand; to spread out
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
spider's thread; spider silk
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to throw away; to abandon
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to be accustomed to reading
honour; honor; glory; privilege
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
turmoil; chaos; confusion
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought