to be opposite; to face each other
several people; a few people
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
scale; scope; plan; structure
how long; how far; how much
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
such; this sort of; like this
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
preliminary investigation; preparation
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to pass (of time); to elapse
family; members of a family
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
end of a road; end of a street
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to rock; to shake; to swing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
by means of; due to; because of; according to
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken