to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to remember; to keep in mind
rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
foreign; abroad; overseas
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
as if nothing had happened
to bury; to embed; to implant
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
human intellect; knowledge
pulsation; pulsatory motion
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
sweetbread; thymus or pancreas (esp. of a calf or a lamb)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence