mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
front entrance; front door
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to crumble away; to collapse
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
that's true; of course; obviously
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
throughout; all through; right through
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance