fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
particularly; only; in the case of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
name; given name; first name
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
scanning electron microscope; SEM
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be silent; to say nothing
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations