which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
future (usually near); prospects
older brother; elder brother
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
continuation; succession; series
long ago; already; a long time ago
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
discovery; detection; finding
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
every place; various places
that's a different matter; that's a different story
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
disciple; pupil; follower
offender; criminal; culprit
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)