point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
blunder; slip; error; error
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
proving ground; test site
that; the matter in question
imagination; supposition; guess
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
heart sound; cardiac sound
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch