swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
error; mistake; slip; bug
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to finish; to end; to close
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
established practice; custom
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
connection; link; relationship
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
intelligence network; information network
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
release; liberation; acquittal