to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to have meaning; to be meaningful
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
way; method; means; resource; course
at the mercy of (something or someone)
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
successively; one after another
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
more than usual; especially; particularly
pale; pallid; bluish-white
what do you want?; can I help you?
throat; important part; vital area
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to keep a watchful eye on
illegal; illicit; unlawful
open; public; official; overt
there is nothing; having nothing
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars