clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be at a loss for words
to face; to go towards; to head towards
such ... as; or some such
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
around the world; throughout the world
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
body; physical system; (the) person
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
long ago; a long time ago; already