to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
factory; plant; mill; workshop
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
ditch with running water; drainage channel
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
consideration; taking into account
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
polish (jewels); cultivation
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
prospects of victory; chances of success
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt