imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
not yet known; unknown; strange
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
question; inquiry; enquiry
older sister; elder sister
establishment; settlement
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to care for someone; to look after someone
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)