outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
contrived; false-sounding
hostile relations; hostile relationship
outbreak of war; starting a war
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
mask; disguise; guise; mask
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation