to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
feigned; pretending (not to know)
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
the place for; the time for; the level of
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
possible; likely; probable
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
consideration; taking into account
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to jump up and down; to hop
both hands; both arms; ten
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey