wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to find out; to discover; to locate
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
door; gate; opening; title page
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
battle formation; military formation
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
instability; insecurity; crankiness
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
how can (one) do something
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible