close; intimate; on good terms
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
choices; alternatives; options
land route; overland route; by land; overland
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
joke; playfulness; kidding around
each place; various places
leader; guide; mentor; coach
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
sleeping pill; sleep medication
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
chapter one; first chapter
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
one day; (on) a certain day
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident