law of conservation of mass
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
shape decomposition; gestaltzerfall
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
successful person; success
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
still; as yet; as it has been
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
interception; monitoring; tapping
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
summary; recapitulation; aggregation