startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
several years; a few years
several weeks; a few weeks
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
concussion (of the brain)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
willpower; energy; vitality
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
side effect; adverse reaction
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
a glance; a look; a glimpse
perception; sensing; noticing
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
simply; merely; only; solely
fixed value; constant value
absorption; suction; attraction
temporary; transitory; short-lived
all you have to do is; just; that's all
outsider; someone outside of a group
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool