hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
great victory; crushing victory
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
only; merely; but; no more than
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)