instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
one by one; one after another; successively
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
literally; to the letter; literal
to lead someone around by the nose
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
wizard; wizard (software); setup assistant
education; training; discipline
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)