to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
perfect; complete; flawless
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to shake one's head (in denial)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
artificial island; man-made island
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
calming down; quieting down
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
show; exhibition; spectacle
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude