to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
possession; retention; maintenance
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
treatment; service; handling; management
distinction; differentiation; classification
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
preface; introduction; preamble
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to tower above; to stand out
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
without permission; without notice
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
homecoming; return to one's home
otherwise; or else; if not
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)