goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
back seat (of a car); rear seat
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
standing tall; towering; soaring
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
site; point on a map; spot
ready with a rifle leveled
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
trouble; quarrel; dispute
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)