soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
unique; individual; original; unusual
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
strongest ever; most powerful in history
birth; creation; formation
French; French food; French cuisine
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)