just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
caricature; cartoon; comics
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
acceleration; speeding up
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
dozens; scores of; decades
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
blocking the way; standing in the way
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
literally; to the letter; literal
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough