stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
head; chief; boss; leader
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to ask a question; to ask questions
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
series (e.g. electrical); serial
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
overlooking; turning a blind eye
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to look down over; to look down on
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
party-internal; within the party
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid