transport; freight; shipping
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
long; drawn-out; very long
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
overhasty; rash; premature
drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
joints; points (of a speech)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to need; to call for; to require
long ago; previous; of a former age
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
talk; recital; narration; topic
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
impassioned speech; fervent speech
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash