isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey; dark gray; deceitful employee; unfaithful servant
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
source of information; intelligence source; message source
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to open (one's eyes) wide
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in proportion to; just as much as
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to slide into; to slip into
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
to fly around; to scatter
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
(how) many times; (how) often
to die; to lay down life's burden
right beside; close to; nearby
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
failure; mistake; blunder
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms