very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to make a fool of (someone)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to go out and away; to leave
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
belatedly; though a little too late
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
probability; likelihood; chances
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
killing and wounding; bloodshed
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
corridor; hallway; passageway
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)