at once; immediately; right now
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to see through; to see the true nature of something
flawless; absolute perfection
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
you (plural); all of you; you all
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders