which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
next; secondly; subsequently
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to lie down; to throw oneself down
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
club activities; extracurricular activities
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
all; entire; whole; altogether
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in advance; beforehand; previously
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be silent; to say nothing