point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
chapter one; first chapter
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
January; first month of the lunar calendar
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
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)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
university town; college town
station wagon; estate car
to run through; to run past
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding