whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
according to plan; as planned; on target
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
in comparison to; rather than
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
explosion; rupture; break off
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
opposite; reverse; contrary
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to cease; to stop; to be over
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
chief; main; principal; major
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
preference; priority; precedence
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here