something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
24 hours; twenty-four hours
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
meaning; significance; sense
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
discovery; detection; finding
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
several years; a few years
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
special training; intensive training; crash course
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)