without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
loading; charging; filling
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fast typing; fast beating; fast drumming
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
again; once more; a second time
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
reaction; response; reaction
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cram-free education; pressure-free education
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
while; during; while; although; all; both
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
serious; not joking; straight
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
as soon as possible; ASAP