to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
(within a) territory; domains
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
beyond that point; after that
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to shave off; to scrape off
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to rain incessantly; to downpour
calamity; disaster; accident
to have an idea; to have a clue
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
natural calamity; disaster
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
several minutes; a few minutes
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)