front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
plural; multiple; several
after staying up all night
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
equality; impartiality; evenness
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
immediately; at once; instantly
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
study; research; investigation
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled