mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to give; to do (something) for
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
came here; coming here; recently
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
person who has rendered distinguished service
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
three-way junction; three-way intersection
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
loitering on the way; wayside grass
cenotaph; memorial monument
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
research material; experimental material
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)