stealthily; secretly; in secret
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
pillar of fire; blazing column
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
mass communication; mass media
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
had better ...; had better not ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
guardian; protector; patron; parent
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all