one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
professional killer; hit man
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
provisional; temporary; tentative
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
leisure time; idle moment
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
distinction; discrimination
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to work hard; to work diligently
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
such; this sort of; like this
to call out; to ask someone to come
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common