to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
accurate; correct; precise; exact
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
lowering a fever; alleviation of fever
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
one by one; one after another; successively
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to become empty; to be emptied
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate