to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
supply; supplying; replenishment
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
in that way; like that; that way
to be remembered; to go down in history
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to be handed down from generation to generation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
way of talking; speaking style
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
(right at the) side; just beside
fireball; bolide; fireball
on the occasion of; at the time of
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose