to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
head over heels; headlong; head first
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
hanging garden; hanging gardens
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
eddies of wind around high buildings
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to slide into; to slip into
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
one by one; one after another; successively
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to shake one's head (in denial)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up