after that; afterwards; thereafter
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
day after day; day by day
direct appeal; direct petition
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
guardian; protector; patron; parent
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much