opening and shutting; opening and closing
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
opposite side; other side
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
physical law; laws of physics
transcendence; transcendency
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
on and after; from ... onward; since
by means of; due to; because of; according to
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
accumulation; accumulate; store
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
law-like nature; regularity
auxiliary device; auxiliary equipment
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
otherwise; if not; or else
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
parents and siblings; one's relatives
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
but; however; although; though
for a while; for some time; for a period
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance