knot (nautical mile per hour)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
with a friendly grin; smilingly
(another's) daughter; young lady
short-tempered person; irritable person
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to get one's head around; to think about
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
same; similar; (just) like; equal
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
historical; traditional; historic
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
offender; criminal; culprit