just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
strong interaction; strong force
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
established practice; custom
strategy meeting; council of war
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
preface; introduction; preamble
tenth day of the month; ten days
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(another's) daughter; young lady
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
connection; link; relationship
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down