optimist; easy-going person
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
order; sequence; procedure
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
optimism; taking an optimistic view
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
appearance; expression; manifestation
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
extremely dangerous; full of peril
opinion; point of view; visual point
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
memory; ability to remember
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
consequence; result; conclusion
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
contradiction; inconsistency
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to forget to mention; to leave unspoken; to let slip a secret
business ability; business acumen
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to palm off; to force a sale
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back