these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to get between; to be caught in
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
unfortunately; regrettably
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
acceleration; speeding up
rising; ascending; climbing
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
evident; plain; distinct; clear
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer