to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
interruption; suspension; break
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
beyond that point; after that
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
view; opinion; finding; findings
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
snake; serpent; large snake
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
leader; central personage
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
composition (of music); setting; writing music
piece of meat; cut of meat
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)