blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
weak point; unskillfulness
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
attraction; lure; invitation
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
in accordance with one's request
in the end; on top of that
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
leader; central personage
record keeper; recorder; archivist
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
worried look; concerned expression
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
superman; superhuman person; Superman (superhero)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)