road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
how many people; a number of people
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
danger; peril; hazard; risk
back country; remote countryside
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
several weeks; a few weeks
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be found; to be discovered
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
observation; survey; watching
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous