to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
escaping from prison; jailbreak
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to keep away; to keep at a distance
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
headquarters; head office; main office
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
in the mountains; among the mountains
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
interval; break; pause; spare moment
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
binoculars; field glasses
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
split; division; break up
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to repeat; to do something over again
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course