no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
time limit; time restriction
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
patting; stroking; caressing
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
one example of (when there are more examples)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
one-off; one off (e.g. car)
first-class goods; A-grade product
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action