meteor; shooting star; falling star
to become settled; to be fixed
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
villain; baddie; the villain's part
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
first match (in a series)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to succeed; to bear fruit
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator