fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
with a click; with a snap
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to give directions; to issue instructions
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
personal history; background; career
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
stiletto (dagger); stiletto heel
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
the same; the said; likewise
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
with a clink (click, clack)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
practice by repetition; learning by rote
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again