double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to press a question; to cross-examine
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
just past noon; afternoon
sleepover; overnight stay
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to say; to be called; to do
such; like that; that sort of; very
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
first meeting; first interview with
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
mysterious power of words to alter reality
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
putting into operation; invocation
to gain strength; to have energy
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
innumerable; countless; numberless
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for