ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
front; frontage; facade; main
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
instant; moment; for an instant
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
literally; to the letter; literal
inventor; designer; planner
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up