no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
means; way; method; measure
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
private person; individual
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to some extent; to a certain extent
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
skill; dexterity; master hand
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
dozens; scores of; decades