immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
advance; moving forward; progress
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
successively; one after another
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
minimization; minimisation
tacit; unspoken; implicit
this point; now; this late in the game
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to be entwined; to be involved
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
break in time; interruption; pause
blow; shock; strike; batting
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well