bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
communication skills; communication ability
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
emergency stop; emergency shutdown; scram (nuclear reactor)
to begin to walk; to set out
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
naturally; of course; understandably
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
now that you say that; now that you mention it
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
authenticity; credibility
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
combination technique in Judo
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
active; dynamic; energetic
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity