going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
order; command; life; destiny; fate
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
mediocrity; ordinary ability
amount of material resources
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to prostrate oneself (before)
it's probably so; it stands to reason
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)