puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
contrived; false-sounding
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
in the course of one's duties
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
oil lighter (for cigarettes); kerosene lighter
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
piece; fragment; one (object)
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
negative emotions; negative feelings
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
complete change; about-face
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
can do; may do; be capable of doing
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
blur; blurred; indistinct