to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
head; lead; vanguard; first
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
settlement; solution; resolution
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to bend; to warp; to curve
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
educational institution; school; academy; campus
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
many; much; plenty; hardly
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
as soon as possible; ASAP
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
station; office; guardroom
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
how; in what way; how about
investment; contribution; financing
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
thorough; exhaustive; complete
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
suffix for familiar person
reception room; parlor; parlour
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that