to straighten up; to sit upright
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to lay aside; to set aside
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
group; bunch; crowd; group
horizon (related to bodies of water)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
color of honey (colour); honey-colored; honey-coloured
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
how long; how far; how much
you (plural); all of you; you all
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
don't you think?; indicates question
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
to wring the neck; to strangle
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to lean against; to set against
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to look around; to take a view of