once in a lifetime; once in one's life
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
right behind; just behind; directly behind
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
blow; shock; strike; batting
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
not caring; not giving a damn
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
sequel; later development
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to push back; to press back; to force back
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
according to plan; as planned
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to overflow from something full
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise