aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to keep a watchful eye on
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
chance (of success); odds
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to need; to require; to take; to demand
plainly; clearly; vividly
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
trusting too much; overestimating ability
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
a little bit; a little while
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
registration; accession; register; entry; record
ordinary citizen; the general public
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
school; school building; schoolhouse
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
senior high school; high school
leaving school during a term
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
young girl; lass; adolescent female
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway