state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
utmost limit; extremity; result
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
with a click; with a snap
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
to approach; to draw near
retort; back talk; backchat
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to say; to be called; to do
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to get narrower; to contract
earplug (for protection against noise or water)