to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
exhaust sound; exhaust note
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
squeal (of tires or train wheels)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
falling over; toppling sideways
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be fated; to be linked by fate
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
with a momentary flash of light
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
other side; opposite side; other party
scenery; scene; landscape
to be transparent; to show through
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
man; male; masculine gender
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
having a metallic smell; having a metallic taste
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection