to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
heterosexual person (as viewed by homosexual person)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
being too late; losing one's final chance
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
strike (i.e. industrial action)
youngster; young and immature person
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
weightlessness; zero gravity
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
again; once more; a second time
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
the public; general public
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain