golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to see through; to see the true nature of something
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
turning sideways; landscape orientation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to push aside; to push one's way through
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
flight; desertion; escape
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
state of mind; mentality; psychology
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
in history; ever; historical
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
creation; Creation (by God)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
general idea; concept; notion
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out