sense of orientation; sense of direction
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
having said that; on the other hand
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
only; merely; but; no more than
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to make an appearance; to show up
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
ability; performance; efficiency
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to