to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
future (usually near); prospects
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
derailment; digression; deviation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook