to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
(walking) stick; cane; wand
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
smoothly; easily; readily
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
same; similar; (just) like; equal
testimony; (verbal) evidence
while; during (the time when)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
sense of values; values; value system
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable