unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
accurate; correct; precise; exact
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
counter for books; volume
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
letting (someone) die without helping
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold