attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
logo; Logo (programming language)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
romance (e.g. the Arthurian romances)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
behind; in the rear; in back
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
billow; surge; large wave
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
propulsive power; driving force
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
right angle; perpendicular
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
programme; program; plans; arrangements
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
conduct; behavior; behaviour