to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
temporary; transitory; short-lived
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
commissioned officer; military officer
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
automatic; intransitive verb
perception; sensation; awareness
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
passivity; passiveness; passivity; (the) passive
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
frame (of a building); framework; skeleton; (human) body
shudder; shiver; agitation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage