to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
license; licence; permission; driver's license
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to give the stamp of approval
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
starter (person who gives the signal for the start of a race); starter (player in a starting lineup); starter (motor)
counter-; corresponding; face; opposite
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
exhaust sound; exhaust note
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
inheritance; something given or received
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
unanticipated; unexpected
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way