post box on the front door; letterbox
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to correct oneself; to restate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
around the world; throughout the world
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
massing (of troops); gathering
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why