to be softened; to calm down
large hospital; major hospital
going around; patrol; round; tour
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
intuition; instinct; hunch
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
don't you think?; indicates question
each; (arch.) you (plural)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
at the window; by the window; next to the window
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
individual; private person; personal; natural person
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
recovery; undoing; recall
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
next; secondly; subsequently
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly