nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
instability; insecurity; crankiness
presumption; assumption; estimation
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
underground train; subway
ramification; branching off
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
fort; stronghold; fortification
flash (of light); glint; schiller
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first