running as fast as one can
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
memories; recollections; reminiscence
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
destruction; collapse; crumbling
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
study (of something); discussion; discourse
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
misrepresentation; false statement
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
abstractness; abstraction
hidden treasure; treasured article
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
shape of a mountain; form of a mountain
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
stomach acid; gastric acid
critical power; critical ability