to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
drawing; painting; picture
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
research publication; scholarly publication
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
again; once more; a second time
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
preliminary arrangements; spade work
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
at once; immediately; right now
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about