both sides; two sides; double-sided
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
joint struggle; common (united) front
to have an idea; to have a clue
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
charming; fascinating; attractive
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
God; god; ace; king; superior person
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
old age; old person; the old; the aged