(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to pretend; to act (as if)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
cave-in (in a mine or tunnel); roof collapse; rockfall
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
depending on; dependent on
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
to understand from experience
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
older brother and younger sister
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into