advantage; point in favor; point in favour
another kind; distinct species; variety
combination; union; binding; bond
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
whispered conversation; whispering
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
silence; stillness; quietness
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
opposite; reverse; contrary
in terms of; from the point of view of
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to add (e.g. a postscript)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
striking; remarkable; considerable
advanced level; high grade; senior
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
superiority; predominance
had better ...; had better not ...
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
reaching; attaining; arrival
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession