as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
meditation; contemplation
to limp; to drag one's feet
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to palm off; to force a sale
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
(a place) within one's reach
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to hold fast; to protect to the end
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
one-two punch; one-two (soccer pass); wall pass; one-two finish; competitors from the same country or team finishing first and second; one ball two strikes
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
the opposite direction; the other way
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
severe; strict; tough; hard
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to kill; to choke the life out of
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to sink (into); to get depressed
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter; focus