without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
fast (worker); fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to shout (in anger); to yell
with a start; with a jump
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
moment by moment; hour by hour
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
neglecting; leaving alone
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)