climax; peak; zenith; apex
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
on countless occasions; many a time
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
fluent (in a language); flowing
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
coagulation; freezing; solidification
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to take a breath; to take a short rest
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
scene; spectacle; sight; view
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity