selection; choice; picking out
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
reviewing stand; box; gallery
retainer; attendant; escort
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
for the first time in one's life
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
pretense; affectation; showiness
powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus); purple martin (bird) (Progne subis)
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
starting point; point of departure
one by one; in detail; minutely
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
a few people; small number of people
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs