weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
congratulation; celebration
face; looks; vestiges; trace
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
power; authority; jurisdiction
interference; intervention; meddling
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
covered in mud; mud-caked
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
combination; union; binding; bond
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
to discuss; to talk together
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral
connection; link; relationship
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
offender; criminal; culprit
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking