I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
cache; place to hide something
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
unprecedented; never seen before
perception; sensing; noticing
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to shake one's head (in denial)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
so what!; who gives a damn?
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
covered in mud; mud-caked
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to be smeared; to be covered
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to