bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
outside the city; suburbs
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
they; those guys; those fellows
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
in this manner; in this way; like this
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up