second; number two; runner-up
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to spread; to be propagated
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
original intention; initial resolution
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to be boiled; to be cooked
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
having not the slightest idea
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
reputation; respectability
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
secrecy; highly classified information
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of