OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
all; entire; whole; altogether
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
posture; position; stance
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
explosive; blasting powder
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
success or failure; result
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
only; merely; but; no more than
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
operator; manager; administrator
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...