to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to flare up; to burst into flames
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
now that; since; so long as; because
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
chance; opportunity; occasion
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
else; in addition; besides
to be free; to be available
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor