somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how; in what way; how about
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
duty; function; office; mission; task
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives