with a start; with a jump
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to claim victims; to leave casualties
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
act of terror; act of terrorism
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to smash violently; to crush
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to become better; to improve
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident