principle; theory; fundamental truth
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to have meaning; to be meaningful
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to lure someone; to entice someone
massing (of troops); gathering
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
great speed; recklessly fast speed
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
after a long time; for the first time in a while
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct