to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
so what!; who gives a damn?
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
street; quarter; district; area
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
according to plan; as planned
welcome; (warm) reception
intercept; interception; counter-attack
as planned; according to plan
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
dry riverbed; river beach
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
omen; sign; notice; indication
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to shake one's head (in denial)