concentration; density; cardinality
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
elementary; basic; rudimentary
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to join forces; to cooperate
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
change; alteration; modification
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out