bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
reaching; attaining; arrival
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
head; lead; vanguard; first
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to discuss; to talk together
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
equality; uniformity; evenness
space; interval; space character; whitespace
handrail; railing; banister
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
still; as yet; as it has been
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy