important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
these guys; these fellows
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
danger; peril; hazard; risk
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
point spread; point difference
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
had better ...; had better not ...
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
meaning; significance; sense
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to take; to catch; to capture
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
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)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)