to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
acceleration; speeding up
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
ability; performance; efficiency
powerless; helpless; incompetent
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
semi-transparent; translucent
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
annual (plant); first-year student
school building; schoolhouse
to lose sight of; to miss
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
the opposite direction; the other way
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK