engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
unidentified flying object; UFO
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
third-year student; third-year pupil
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
notice; attention; observation
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
looking pale; looking unwell
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to be conspicuous; to stand out