to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
opening fully; full throttle; full power
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
different opinion; objection
atrocious crime; heinous crime
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
arrest; apprehension; capture
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
smuggling (people); stowing away
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
originally; by nature; from the start
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
news; word; tidings; omen
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be able to manage somehow or another
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
together; at the same time; same; identical
elder sister; older female friend
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older sister and younger brother
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
done; just done; just finished