to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
at first; in the beginning; originally
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
application; request; petition
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
competent; suitable; qualified
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
the public; general public
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
special; particular; peculiar; unique
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around