rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
factory; plant; mill; workshop
tips of one's hair; hair ends
people; men and women; each person; everybody
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
staff identity card; employee ID card
group; bunch; crowd; group
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
contrary to one's expectations
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited