to understand; to comprehend
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
motive power; driving force
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
something; what; why; how
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
guess; conjecture; surmise
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
opposite side; opposition
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
discovery; detection; finding
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
an assortment; combination
to be conspicuous; to stand out