to wear glasses; to put on glasses
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
correction; rectification; mending; repair
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
how; in what way; I wonder
one's way (ahead); one's path
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to leap back; to jump back
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
dull sound; muffled sound
to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
knapsack; rucksack; backpack
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
schedule; program; calendar
handheld game console; portable game console
police officer; policeman; policewoman
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
chiffon cake; sponge cake
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
contemplation; meditation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside