amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
boisterously; roughly; briskly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
event; phenomenon; matter
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to count up; to enumerate
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to set a watch; to post guards
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
on board a ship; aboard a ship
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually