highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
as soon as possible; ASAP
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
tedious; boring; being fed up with
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
strict order; peremptory command
leader; central personage
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make up one's mind; to be determined
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
otherwise; or else; if not
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)