to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
script; screenplay; scenario
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
having said that; on the other hand
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
possible; likely; probable
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)
only the results matter; it's all about the results
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
the very best; excellent; superb
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
stagnation; hindrance; delay
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
together with; same; both; all; including ...
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress