to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to turn right; to turn to the right
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
on the left as one faces (it)
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
invisibly; secretly; privately
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
competent; suitable; qualified
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
the West; the Occident; Western countries
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
front; frontage; facade; main
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
university student; college student
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size