ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
not caring; not giving a damn
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
large number (of); many; majority
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
how long; how far; how much
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
going straight on; going straight ahead
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
floor above; floor upstairs
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
cooking; food preparation
cookware; cooking utensil
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
how long; how much; to what extent
possible; potential; practicable; feasible