short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
as soon as possible; ASAP
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to badger; to pester; to beg
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
stabbing to death; putting out
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to smile a smile of satisfaction
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
intensification; aggravation
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
to be overcome with emotion
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission