to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
being about to cry; the verge of tears
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
railroad; railway; rail transport
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
ten; 10; ten years of age
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
immediately; right away; on the spot
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
the staff; inside the department
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment