replying to someone's email immediately
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
rather; sooner; preferably
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly
formal marriage interview
business trip; official trip
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to put on airs; to assume importance
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to become settled; to be fixed
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to have a talk; to tell a story
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
hostility; antagonism; opposition
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)