to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
moment by moment; hour by hour
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
wild beast; wild animal; brute
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to come to one's senses; to calm down
single word; a few words; brief comment
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to run about; to rush about
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best