to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
solitude; loneliness; isolation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
being left out; being ostracized
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
a few seconds; several seconds
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to be found; to be discovered
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
urban areas; the streets; town; city
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
protracted war; war of attrition
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
preservation; retainment; keeping
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
scene; view; prospect; outlook
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary