to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
directly opposite; right in front
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to be at a loss for words
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
night-vision scope; night scope
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
American film; American movie
boisterously; roughly; briskly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
way of reciting; way of telling a story
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
bizarre murder; grotesque murder