instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
wise saying; famous saying
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
opening fully; full throttle; full power
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to well up; to burst; to arise
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
direct connection; direct link
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to come to an end; to close the curtain
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to face on; to look out on to
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
candied apple; toffee apple
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
female high-school student
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
successor; replacement; second wife
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex